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Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on January 5, 2015 a Fox news interview
Says President Barack Obama has "not proposed one thing that would change" the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.
False
By Lauren Carroll • January 7, 2015
Jim Skaggs
Jim Skaggs
stated on November 5, 2014 as quoted in a news story
Austin is "burdened by the fastest-growing tax increases of any major city in the nation."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 28, 2014
Anne Nolan
Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 a Journal commentary
"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014
Daily Caller
Daily Caller
stated on November 3, 2014 an article
"Jeanne Shaheen was principally involved in a plot with Lois Lerner and President Barack Obama’s political appointee at the IRS to lead a program of harassment against conservative nonprofit groups during the 2012 election"
False
By Jonathan Van Fleet • November 4, 2014
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 19, 2014 a television commercial
Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 29, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on September 29, 2014 a debate about Greenlight Pinellas
Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership.
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 23, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on September 29, 2014 a TV commercial
In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 12, 2014
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 10, 2014 a radio interview
Jorge Elorza "wants to impose a municipal income tax."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Karen Lee Ziner • September 12, 2014
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on September 8, 2014 a news release
"Over the next two years, this $1.8 billion deficit will cost individual Wisconsinites $300 each, or $1,200 for families of four."
False
September 11, 2014
Bob Beckel
Bob Beckel
stated on September 1, 2014 a discussion on Fox News' "The Five"
The United States has "the most number of deductions available to corporations" for the corporate income tax.
False
By Derek Tsang • September 9, 2014
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on August 27, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Hardball"
On tax inversions, the Wall Street Journal "surprisingly attacked this tax scheme."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 29, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on August 20, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Thom Tillis "gives tax breaks to yacht and jet owners."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 26, 2014
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on August 30, 2014 a television ad
Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst signed a pledge that "protects tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 5, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on July 25, 2014 an interview
Twenty percent of single adults, ages 21 to 25 with no kids, "are not working or even in school trying to find a job."  
False
July 30, 2014
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 21, 2014 a campaign ad
When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 20, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage."  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 26, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 13, 2014 a campaign ad
Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas."
False
By Steve Contorno • April 11, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview
A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
False
April 6, 2014
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2014 a campaign email blast
"Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax."
False
By Sue Owen • April 3, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on March 17, 2014 on their website
The Greenlight Pinellas transportation plan involves a "300% tax increase."
False
By Joshua Gillin • March 20, 2014
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