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American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 10, 2011 a television ad airing in Orlando
Says Bill Clinton opposes President Barack Obama's plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 11, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 30, 2011 a speech
Coca-Cola’s CEO "said he finds it easier to do work in China than in the United States."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • October 10, 2011
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on September 29, 2011 an interview
"We have the highest corporate tax rate in the world. It’s 35 percent."
True
October 9, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 22, 2011 a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio
"A construction worker who’s making $50 or $60 grand a year shouldn’t be paying higher tax rates than the guy who’s making $50 million a year. And that’s how it’s working right now."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.
Says "our taxes have doubled" with Rick Perry in office.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • September 26, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 19, 2011 a news release
Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin is backing President Barack Obama’s plan to pass a $1.5 trillion tax increase.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 23, 2011
Carla Smith
Carla Smith
stated on September 13, 2011 a meeting
The city of Atlanta has either the highest or second-highest average water bills in the country.
True
By Eric Stirgus • September 23, 2011
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on September 20, 2011 an interview on MSNBC
"Since 1995, the top 400 wealthiest families have seen their incomes go up 400 percent and their tax rates go down 40 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2011
Debbie Dooley
Debbie Dooley
stated on September 6, 2011 an op-ed
"[Eighty-five percent] of the funds collected in each county will be redistributed elsewhere -- not spent in the county in which it is collected."
False
By Eric Stirgus • September 20, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 12, 2011 an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express presidential debate
Says CNN's Wolf Blitzer was wrong to say that "the wealthiest Americans, they pay the most in taxes already -- 50 percent of Americans don't even pay any federal income tax."
False
By Aaron Sharockman, Becky Bowers • September 16, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on September 14, 2011 a blog post
The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens"
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 12, 2011 an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa
"In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 13, 2011
Dan Ramos
Dan Ramos
stated on August 13, 2011 a newspaper column
"Gov. Kasich and the Republican-dominated legislature have foregone the popular option of closing tax loopholes that amount to $7 billion annually in this state."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • September 13, 2011
Matt Wand
Matt Wand
stated on August 28, 2011 guest column
Says "Every time the Legislature 'suspended' the kicker, most recently the corporate kicker in 2007, Salem spent every penny and failed to stabilize the state's revenues."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • September 10, 2011
SEIU
SEIU
stated on September 7, 2011 a political mailing
"Republicans fought to protect tax loopholes for corporations that send our jobs overseas."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 7, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 20, 2011 a gas station advertisement
"Congressman Bill Young voted to cut taxes for millionaires and end your Medicare." 
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • September 7, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 5, 2011 a Labor Day speech in Detroit
A bipartisan payroll tax cut championed by the White House has meant that "the average family has an extra $1,000 in their pocket" this year.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2011
Richard Tomlins
Richard Tomlins
stated on August 22, 2011 a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents
"Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 4, 2011
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on August 6, 2011 a television interview
Says that in 2009 ExxonMobil "paid no federal income taxes, received a $156 million rebate."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • September 1, 2011
Margaret Carlson
Margaret Carlson
stated on August 9, 2011 a politics column.
Rick Perry "has advocated abandoning Social Security, scuttling Medicaid and ending the federal income tax."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 28, 2011
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