Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks In Taxes

Clear
Viral image
stated on October 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Under part 2 of the infrastructure bill, upon death the entire value of your accumulated wealth and estate will be taxed at 61%.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 13, 2021
Candace Owens
stated on September 9, 2021 in a tweet:
“The Biden administration is attempting to empower the IRS to monitor every single withdrawal, deposit, and transaction you make from your personal banking accounts, PayPal, Venmo, etc.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • October 11, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on September 27, 2021 in social media posts:
“Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2021
Tony Evers
stated on September 22, 2021 in Public statement:
On tax cuts and repealing Wisconsin’s personal property tax on businesses.
Half Flip
By D.L. Davis • October 5, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on October 3, 2021 in Facebook posts:
“This ‘infrastructure bill’ on page 2,385 presents a federal property tax of 3 percent on all homes and land – both residential and commercial.”
Pants on Fire!
By Noah Y. Kim • October 4, 2021
Common Sense Leadership Fund
stated on September 17, 2021 in an attack ad:
Democrats “want to tax your retirement funds to pay for their new trillion dollar power grab.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2021
FreedomWorks
stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2021
Viral image
stated on August 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The yearly cost of religious tax exemptions: $71 billion. If the church paid taxes, everyone would only have to pay 3% taxes.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 28, 2021
Alberta Darling
stated on August 25, 2021 in Twitter:
“Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • September 24, 2021
Infowars
stated on September 13, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“Biden’s Treasury Department declares IRS will monitor” all accounts over $600.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 15, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The top 1% pays 90% of income taxes.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2021
Glenn Youngkin
stated on August 10, 2021 in radio interviews.:
On ending Virginia’s income tax.
Half Flip
By Warren Fiske • August 25, 2021
Craig Thompson
stated on July 5, 2021 in TV interview:
“We’ve got 115,000 miles of roads in this state and 90% is owned by the locals.”
True
By D.L. Davis • August 20, 2021
Viral image
stated on August 4, 2021 in a viral image:
The federal infrastructure bill includes “a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee, which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on July 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Income taxes are voluntary.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 23, 2021
X posts
stated on July 15, 2021 in a tweet:
“You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes.
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • July 21, 2021
Nikki Fried
stated on June 9, 2021 in an interview with WINK TV:
Gov. Ron DeSantis “signed a $1 billion tax increase on the people of our state, on our consumers, yet gave a $500 million tax break to our corporations.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2021
Don Huffines
stated on May 10, 2021 in campaign material:
“Texans have some of the highest property taxes in the nation”
Mostly True
By Brandon Mulder • June 4, 2021
Wisconsin Assembly GOP
stated on May 7, 2021 in Twitter:
“Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee removed more than $8 billion in spending increases from Gov. Evers’ budget proposal.”
Mostly True
By Haley BeMiller • May 18, 2021
Instagram posts
stated on May 3, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“After California taxes, Trey Lance’s $34.1M rookie deal becomes just $16M.”
Half-True
By Sasha Hupka • May 13, 2021
Previous Next