Latest Fact-Checks In Taxes

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Melanie D'Arrigo
Melanie D'Arrigo
stated on February 6, 2022 a Tweet
“Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.”
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 18, 2022
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on December 20, 2021 a radio interview
The expanded child tax credit in the Build Back Better Act has “no means testing,” so people making $200,000 and $400,000 would get “the same as someone making” $70,000.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 20, 2021
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on December 12, 2021 an interview on Fox News Sunday
“The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.”
False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2021
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on November 19, 2021 a radio interview
“This one here has subsidies for people making as much as $800,000 to be able to buy a Tesla.”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 26, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 18, 2021 prepared remarks for a House floor speech
“If you or your family spends $28 a day — prepare to be under constant audit by the IRS.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • November 19, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 18, 2021 a House floor speech
“Never in American history has so much been spent at one time. Never in American history will so many taxes be raised and so much borrowing be needed to pay for this reckless spending.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2021
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on October 30, 2021 TV interview
“If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • November 11, 2021
David Gura
David Gura
stated on October 27, 2021 a tweet
“FUN FACT: West Virginia is home to zero billionaires.”
True
By Emily Zirkelbach • November 9, 2021
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stated on October 23, 2019 a Facebook post
"The 550 U.S. billionaires together are worth $2.5 trillion. If we confiscated 100% of their wealth, we'd raise enough to run the federal government for less than eight months."
Mostly True
November 2, 2021
Byron Brown
Byron Brown
stated on September 9, 2021 a debate
“Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 28, 2021
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stated on October 10, 2021 a Facebook post
“Under part 2 of the infrastructure bill, upon death the entire value of your accumulated wealth and estate will be taxed at 61%.”
False
October 13, 2021
Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on September 9, 2021 a tweet
“The Biden administration is attempting to empower the IRS to monitor every single withdrawal, deposit, and transaction you make from your personal banking accounts, PayPal, Venmo, etc."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • October 11, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 27, 2021 social media posts
“Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!"
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 22, 2021 Public statement
On tax cuts and repealing Wisconsin’s personal property tax on businesses.
Half Flip
By D.L. Davis • October 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 3, 2021 Facebook posts
“This ‘infrastructure bill’ on page 2,385 presents a federal property tax of 3 percent on all homes and land - both residential and commercial.”
Pants on Fire!
October 4, 2021
Common Sense Leadership Fund
Common Sense Leadership Fund
stated on September 17, 2021 an attack ad
Democrats “want to tax your retirement funds to pay for their new trillion dollar power grab.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2021
FreedomWorks
FreedomWorks
stated on September 28, 2021 a Facebook post
“The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.”
Mostly False
September 29, 2021
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stated on August 17, 2021 a Facebook post
“The yearly cost of religious tax exemptions: $71 billion. If the church paid taxes, everyone would only have to pay 3% taxes.”
False
September 28, 2021
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on August 25, 2021 Twitter
“Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • September 24, 2021
Infowars
Infowars
stated on September 13, 2021 an Instagram post
“Biden’s Treasury Department declares IRS will monitor” all accounts over $600.
Mostly False
September 15, 2021
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