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Rick Scott
stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release:
The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.”
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Sara Swann • August 17, 2022
Tim Scott
stated on August 10, 2022 in an interview on Fox News:
“The Congressional Budget Office says 90% of the revenue generated from the new IRS agents will come from people making less than $200,000 … and the revenue generated will be $300-plus billion.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 17, 2022
Bob Good
stated on August 10, 2022 in a tweet.:
“Democrats are voting to add an army of 87,000 IRS agents who will target middle class taxpayers and conduct at least 1 million more audits each year. ”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Warren Fiske • August 17, 2022
Matt Gaetz
stated on August 4, 2022 in interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News:
The government is arming up the IRS because “Joe Biden is raising taxes and disarming Americans.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • August 12, 2022
Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 9, 2022 in a tweet:
“Democrats’ new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you — with 710,000 new audits for Americans who earn less than $75k.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 11, 2022
TikTok posts
stated on August 8, 2022 in a TikTok video:
A “Delta Force” seized a shipment of weapons headed to the IRS.
Pants on Fire!
By Jeff Cercone • August 11, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad:
“Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • August 5, 2022
Adam Laxalt
stated on July 30, 2022 in a tweet:
A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would “increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on July 15, 2022 in a reel:
“To date, nobody has been able to show that there is a law for the average American citizen working day in and day out to pay an income tax.”
Pants on Fire!
By Monique Curet • July 26, 2022
Joe Biden
stated on July 6, 2022 in a speech in Cleveland:
The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2022
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 2, 2022 in News release:
Republican politicians are pushing a plan “that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years.”
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • June 15, 2022
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on April 29, 2022 in News release:
“The tax carve out (Ron) Johnson spearheaded overwhelmingly benefited the wealthiest, over small businesses.”
True
By Madeline Heim • June 7, 2022
Harry Wilson
stated on May 6, 2022 in in a campaign ad:
Lee Zeldin “voted for Cuomo’s Billion Dollar Tax hike and every Cuomo budget.”
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 27, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
stated on April 23, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion.”
Mostly True
By Nusaiba Mizan • May 19, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 9, 2022 in a photo on Facebook:
“If you earn $100 and pay $33 income tax you’re left with $67. You then buy $67 worth of fuel and in doing so pay a 48% fuel tax (fuel tax = $32.16 + $6.70 GST). This means that the government just got $71.86 tax from your hard earned $100.”
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • May 6, 2022
John Macco
stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter:
Says Gov. Tony Evers “wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion.”
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • May 6, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 23, 2022 in a video on Facebook:
“Paying taxes is optional!!”
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • May 3, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 21, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“DeSantis erases Disney’s tax exempt law. Will cost Disney $200 Mil in taxes. Per year!”
False
By Yacob Reyes • April 27, 2022
Opportunity Wisconsin
stated on February 21, 2022 in YouTube ad:
“Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family’s business … Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million … (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office.”
Half-True
By Vanessa Swales • April 27, 2022
Mike Gibbons
stated on April 12, 2022 in an ad:
“J.D. Vance called for higher taxes.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2022
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