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Latest Fact-Checks In Taxes

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Raphael Warnock
stated on December 15, 2020 in an ad:
Says Kelly Loeffler supports “raising taxes on Georgia’s middle class.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 16, 2020
Joe Biden
stated on October 31, 2020 in a rally:
“I’ve released 22 years of my tax returns. You can go online and look. (Donald Trump) hasn’t released one.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • October 31, 2020
Joe Biden
stated on October 25, 2020 in a "60 Minutes" interview:
“I can send every qualified person to a four-year college in their state for $150 billion.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • October 30, 2020
Chris Jacobs
stated on October 22, 2020 in campaign mailer:
“While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.”
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 28, 2020
Roger Williams
stated on October 18, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.”
False
By Brandon Mulder • October 23, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says “Joe & Jill Biden’s income went from $396,456 in 2016, to $16,596,979 in 2017-2019. Anyone else want to know where that money is coming from?”
Half-True
By Monique Curet • October 22, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on October 21, 2020 in an ad:
Says Joe Biden repeatedly told Americans he’s going to raise their taxes.
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 21, 2020
Nick Freitas
stated on October 8, 2020 in a TV ad.:
Abigail Spanberger and other Democrats “voted to spend public funds on their political campaigns; up to $5 million…”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • October 20, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on October 12, 2020 in a text post:
Says Joe Biden’s “capital gains tax means that when you sell your home you’ll owe taxes of 40% of your profit!”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • October 16, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on October 12, 2020 in a campaign ad:
“Biden’s plan is a 14% tax hike on middle class families.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2020
Nancy Mace
stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate:
Says Joe Cunningham voted for $5 million in taxpayer funds to go into his and other politicians’ campaigns to pay for personal expenses and TV ads.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2020
Preserve America PAC
stated on October 1, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Joe Biden is proposing a tax increase that’s “the largest in American history.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • October 8, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 7, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“NYT is correcting their lies..Trump paid $1M in 2016 & $3.8M in 2017-18..THEY LIED..AGAIN. INFO ON TWITTER THIS AM.”
False
By Monique Curet • October 7, 2020
Sara Gideon
stated on September 16, 2020 in an ad:
Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2020
Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment
stated on August 31, 2020 in an ad:
Approving the constitutional amendment on Illinois’ November ballot “would let the politicians immediately implement their plan to increase taxes on small businesses, farmers and large employers.”
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 4, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 in the first 2020 presidential debate:
Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • October 1, 2020
Hugh Hewitt
stated on September 28, 2020 in a radio show:
President Donald Trump’s tax returns show “what any wealthy person’s tax history is, if you can believe it — which is good years and bad years, years of immense taxes and years of almost no taxes at all because you carry over losses.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • September 30, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Merrick Garland is investigating Donald Trump’s “tax evasion case.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 29, 2020
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 in a campaign ad:
The typical elementary school teacher pays $7,239 in federal income taxes, and firefighters pay $5,328, while Donald Trump paid $750.
Half-True
By Noah Y. Kim • September 29, 2020
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