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Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 19, 2026 in a press release:
“President Trump’s tariffs are costing New York households an estimated $4,200 annually.”
Mostly False
By Austin Townley • May 21, 2026
Byron Donalds
stated on March 8, 2026 in an interview:
Florida school districts are the “biggest” drivers of increased property taxes.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 19, 2026
JD Vance
stated on August 21, 2025 in a speech in Peachtree City, Georgia:
“We had the biggest tax cut for families that this country has ever seen.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2025
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X:
Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on June 29, 2025 in an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures':
The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero • June 30, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on June 24, 2025 in a White House fact sheet:
If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, “hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2025
Ruben Gallego
stated on October 9, 2024 in a debate:
Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake “was against” the child tax credit expansion “when the bill was on the floor.”
Mostly False
By Mia Osmonbekov • October 18, 2024
Kamala Harris
stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview on "60 Minutes":
“Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2024
One Nation
stated on August 23, 2024 in an ad:
“Sen. Jacky Rosen voted to increase taxes on families making less than $75,000 a year.”
Mostly False
By Seth A. Richardson • September 9, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2024 in a post:
Kamala Harris’ “plan to tax unrecognized Capital Gains mean(s) if your house goes up in value you will have to pay that Tax Even if you don’t sell your House!”
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • August 30, 2024
Ritchie Torres
stated on May 23, 2024 in a television interview:
“The loss of SALT deductibility cost our state $15 billion in revenue. So New Yorkers are paying more in taxes and receiving fewer services because of Donald Trump.”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 21, 2024
Nikki Haley
stated on January 17, 2024 in a rally in Rochester, N.H.:
Donald Trump “proposed when he was president” that “he wanted to raise the gas tax up to 25 cents.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • January 19, 2024
Fight Right Inc.
stated on December 6, 2023 in a TV ad:
Nikki Haley “raised taxes.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 13, 2023
Americans for Prosperity
stated on July 17, 2023 in a Facebook ad:
“The Inflation Reduction Act led to higher taxes.”
Mostly False
By Anthony Starkey • October 19, 2023
Ron Johnson
stated on April 24, 2023 in Public statement:
Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.”
Mostly False
By Vanessa Swales • May 5, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on February 7, 2023 in a post on Facebook:
“In the month since Republicans took the House majority,” they are trying to “impose a 30% tax on everything.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2023
Mike Palicz
stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet:
The 87,000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.”
Mostly False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 10, 2023
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 11, 2022 in a political ad:
Cheri Beasley “backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 31, 2022
Marco Rubio
stated on October 18, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Val Demings “voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • October 25, 2022
Citizens Against Government Waste
stated on August 31, 2022 in a Facebook ad:
“More than half of the $739 billion tax increase (in the Inflation Reduction Act) will go to wasteful Green New Deal programs like tree equity, ‘clean’ garbage trucks, and studying cow farts.”
Mostly False
By Jessica Riley, Sierra Worden • October 25, 2022
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