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Tony Evers
stated on April 14, 2021 in Twitter:
“Regulating and taxing marijuana—much like we do alcohol—would generate more than $165M in revenue starting in 2022”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • May 12, 2021
Chris Christie
stated on May 2, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":
“Joe Biden is proposing that any family who tries to pass a business or a farm down to their son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter are going to pay a huge new tax.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2021
Ben Cline
stated on April 22, 2021 in a floor speech.:
The Green New Deal “costs an average American household almost $700,000 through 2029.”
False
By Warren Fiske • May 5, 2021
Van Wanggaard
stated on April 19, 2021 in Statement:
Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.”
True
By Haley BeMiller • April 27, 2021
Joe Biden
stated on April 7, 2021 in remarks at the White House:
“A new, independent study put out last week found that at least 55 of our largest corporations used various loopholes to pay zero federal income tax in 2020.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2021
Nicholas Langworthy
stated on March 17, 2021 in a mass email:
Residents of New York state “pay the highest taxes in the nation.”
Mostly True
By Landon Allison, John Pullano • April 12, 2021
Pete Buttigieg
stated on April 4, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal “is fully paid for. Across 15 years, it would raise all of the revenue needed for these once-in-a-lifetime investments.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 7, 2021
Roy Blunt
stated on April 4, 2021 in remarks on "Fox News Sunday":
The proposal by President Joe Biden would put the U.S. “No. 2 in the world” for the highest corporate tax rate.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2021
Jennifer Granholm
stated on April 4, 2021 in remarks on CNN's "State of the Union":
President Joe Biden’s corporate tax rate increase would “put us in line with other industrial nations.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Ford agreed to invest $900 million at an Ohio plant because Donald Trump “lowered taxes” and is now moving the project to Mexico because Joe Biden is “increasing taxes.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2021
Rick Gundrum
stated on March 29, 2021 in Twitter:
Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget “increases taxes $1 billion +”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • April 6, 2021
Viral image
stated on March 29, 2018 in a Facebook post:
“The tax deadline is April 18th. Do your taxes soon.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 1, 2021
Julian Bradley
stated on March 15, 2021 in news article:
The latest stimulus package “sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.”
Mostly True
By Haley BeMiller • March 26, 2021
Nancy Pelosi
stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
The Republican tax bill passed in 2017 “gave 83% of the benefits to the top 1%.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2021
Ron Johnson
stated on March 4, 2021 in in various forums:
On passing high-dollar legislation with no time to read it.
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • March 11, 2021
Tom Wolf
stated on February 22, 2021 in a speech:
“We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.”
True
By Jessica Calefati • February 25, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook:
“If you make $50,000/year, $36 of your taxes goes to food stamps. $4,000 goes to corporate subsidies.”
False
By Madison Czopek • February 19, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Biden signs 45% capital gains tax. Kiss your inheritance goodbye.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 16, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2021 in on social media:
Under the 2017 tax law, “people who make under $75,000 will have their taxes raised in 2021 and every 2 years after that until 2027.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2021
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
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