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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 18, 2010 a response to a question during an appearance in Columbus, Ohio.:
Republicans "don't think it's a good idea" to make the child care tax credit "stronger."
Mostly False
By Lukas Pleva • August 27, 2010
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on August 17, 2010 a television election ad:
"Jim Renacci cheated on his income taxes" and is a "deadbeat citizen."
Mostly True
By Jane Kahoun, Sabrina Eaton • August 27, 2010
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on July 14, 2010 a television commercial:
"Joe Sestak ... even wants to bring back the death tax, letting the IRS take half of your savings when you die."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 2, 2010 a chain e-mail:
Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax"
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2010
Josh Burgin
Josh Burgin
stated on August 20, 2010 in a mailer.:
Property taxes "are now 18% higher than when (Mark Sharpe) first took office." 
False
By Bill Varian • August 20, 2010
Mark Sharpe
Mark Sharpe
stated on July 20, 2010 a campaign mailer:
"Mark Sharpe has lowered property taxes by 17 percent."
Mostly False
By Bill Varian • August 19, 2010
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on August 9, 2010 a television election ad:
"Jim Renacci supports a national sales tax of 23 percent."
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • August 19, 2010
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in a mailer:
Kathryn Starkey "only attended half of those meetings."  
Mostly True
By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in a mailer:
Kathryn Starkey "aided and abetted the continued taxation on residents’ properties over 70 percent of the time by seconding motions and voting to keep the millage rate the same."
Half-True
By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in a mailer:
Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike."
False
By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 10, 2010 a news release:
A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on August 6, 2010 the "Rachel Maddow Show":
"We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending."
Half-True
By Lukas Pleva • August 12, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 12, 2010:
On whether to eliminate the state income tax.
Half Flip
By Reginald Fields • August 12, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 3, 2010 a TV ad.:
"Bill McCollum voted for higher taxes and fees 42 times while he was in Congress."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 10, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 8, 2010 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
"There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it."
False
By Robert Farley • August 10, 2010
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on July 28, 2010 a guest column in The Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Allowing all Bush income tax cuts to expire on Dec. 31 "will amount to the largest tax increase in the history of America."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 8, 2010
Donald Carcieri
Donald Carcieri
stated on July 27, 2010 an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat:
Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity.
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • August 8, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 5, 2010 a note on Facebook.:
Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 6, 2010
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on July 12, 2010 an online forum on ProJo.com:
"The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 1, 2010 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Democrats are poised now to cause this largest tax increase in U.S. history."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2010
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