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Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on June 28, 2012 a radio interview
The health care law is "the largest tax [increase] in the history of our country"
False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2012
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on July 8, 2012 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on June 29, 2012 a television interview
Sixteen thousand new Internal Revenue Service agents will be "empowered to enforce" the new health care legislation.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 10, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 22, 2012 a Republican US Senate debate at KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas.
"I've never supported a payroll tax."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 3, 2012 on the Internet
"75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 26, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says state Sen. Paul Sarlo "said in February on NJTV, ‘there will be no tax increases in this budget’" and "voted the other night in the Senate Budget Committee to raise income taxes $800 million."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • July 8, 2012
Our Oregon
Our Oregon
stated on June 20, 2012 a newsletter.
Says "while state leaders have cut funding for our schools and other basic priorities, the amount of money the state is projected to give away through tax breaks increased by a whopping $3.4 billion."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 6, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 4, 2012 an interview with CBS News
The Supreme Court said the individual mandate "is a tax. So it's a tax."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2012
Clackamas County Democrats
Clackamas County Democrats
stated on June 22, 2012 a campaign press release
Says Clackamas County Measure 3-401 "will hurt our county, cripple economic growth, and increase our taxes with excessive special elections." 
False
By Janie Har • July 5, 2012
Don McIntire
Don McIntire
stated on June 26, 2012 a radio show
"We’re spending $12,000 bucks a kid a year in the school system."
True
By Janie Har • July 3, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2012 on the Internet
"In 1950, corporations paid $3 in taxes for every $1 by a worker. Today, they pay 22 cents for every $1 by a worker."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2012
Helio Melo
Helio Melo
stated on June 7, 2012 a House floor debate
"People who wash cars at home will use approximately 80 percent more water than they do in a car wash."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Tom Mooney • July 1, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on June 28, 2012 a fundraising letter
President Obama’s health-care law will "add trillions of dollars in debt."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 30, 2012
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on June 28, 2012 a tweet
Obama "said (the individual mandate) wasn't a tax."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 28, 2012
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on June 5, 2012 a floor speech.
Ronald Reagan "raised taxes in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987."
True
By Nancy Madsen • June 25, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 14, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
"(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....They’re down on the ground. They’re sweating. They’re twitching. It’s ugly, ‘cause I keep saying no."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • June 21, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on June 13, 2012 a blog post
The Americans for Tax Reform pledge "relates to new taxes that were going to be initiated by legislative action."
False
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • June 18, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on June 5, 2012 an interview
Says President Barack Obama wants to raise "the lowest (income) tax rate from 10 to 15 percent."
False
June 17, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on June 7, 2012
Says her congressional district has 10,000 medical-device industry jobs and 1,000 will be lost because of health-care law tax.
Mostly False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • June 17, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 30, 2012 a memo to the media
Says "Tommy Thompson's tax plan amounts to an average tax cut of almost $87,000 for the top 1 percent."
Mostly True
June 10, 2012
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