Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Taxes Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category John McCain stated on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them." Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: Barack Obama supports plans to raise "income taxes ... payroll taxes." John McCain stated on April 20, 2008 in in an interview on "This Week.": Barack Obama "wants to nearly double the capital gains tax" increasing taxes on "mutual funds, 401(k)s" for "policemen, firemen, nurses." Hillary Clinton stated on April 1, 2008 in Philadelphia.: McCain's "plan for the economy is to extend George Bush's tax cuts for billionaires and give a $100-billion additional corporate tax cut." John McCain stated on January 30, 2008 in a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.: "(Romney's) record was that he raised taxes by $730-million." Mike Huckabee stated on January 25, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.: "The average American is working through the month of May just to pay off the government." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record." Mike Huckabee stated on December 30, 2007 in a TV interview on NBC.: "...some of those (tax increases) were either court-ordered, or they were voted on by the people and approved by the people for (such) things as roads." Club for Growth stated on December 26, 2007 in a TV ad: "As governor, Mike Huckabee supported higher income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, grocery taxes, tobacco taxes, beer taxes, Internet taxes, nursing home bed taxes." Mike Huckabee stated on August 2, 2007 in a news release.: "As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million." John McCain stated on September 28, 2007 in a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit.: "Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in a debate in Dearborn, Mich.: "I cut taxes 23 times when I was mayor of New York City." Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2007 in a television ad.: "The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 30, 2007 in a speech in Laconia, New Hampshire.: "Democrats are kind of falling over each other seeing who can raise taxes faster. It looks like they're going to raise taxes anywhere between 20 to 30 percent."
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John McCain stated on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them." Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: Barack Obama supports plans to raise "income taxes ... payroll taxes." John McCain stated on April 20, 2008 in in an interview on "This Week.": Barack Obama "wants to nearly double the capital gains tax" increasing taxes on "mutual funds, 401(k)s" for "policemen, firemen, nurses." Hillary Clinton stated on April 1, 2008 in Philadelphia.: McCain's "plan for the economy is to extend George Bush's tax cuts for billionaires and give a $100-billion additional corporate tax cut." John McCain stated on January 30, 2008 in a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.: "(Romney's) record was that he raised taxes by $730-million." Mike Huckabee stated on January 25, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.: "The average American is working through the month of May just to pay off the government." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record." Mike Huckabee stated on December 30, 2007 in a TV interview on NBC.: "...some of those (tax increases) were either court-ordered, or they were voted on by the people and approved by the people for (such) things as roads." Club for Growth stated on December 26, 2007 in a TV ad: "As governor, Mike Huckabee supported higher income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, grocery taxes, tobacco taxes, beer taxes, Internet taxes, nursing home bed taxes." Mike Huckabee stated on August 2, 2007 in a news release.: "As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million." John McCain stated on September 28, 2007 in a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit.: "Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in a debate in Dearborn, Mich.: "I cut taxes 23 times when I was mayor of New York City." Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2007 in a television ad.: "The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 30, 2007 in a speech in Laconia, New Hampshire.: "Democrats are kind of falling over each other seeing who can raise taxes faster. It looks like they're going to raise taxes anywhere between 20 to 30 percent."
John McCain stated on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them."
Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: Barack Obama supports plans to raise "income taxes ... payroll taxes."
John McCain stated on April 20, 2008 in in an interview on "This Week.": Barack Obama "wants to nearly double the capital gains tax" increasing taxes on "mutual funds, 401(k)s" for "policemen, firemen, nurses."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 1, 2008 in Philadelphia.: McCain's "plan for the economy is to extend George Bush's tax cuts for billionaires and give a $100-billion additional corporate tax cut."
John McCain stated on January 30, 2008 in a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.: "(Romney's) record was that he raised taxes by $730-million."
Mike Huckabee stated on January 25, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.: "The average American is working through the month of May just to pay off the government."
Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record."
Mike Huckabee stated on December 30, 2007 in a TV interview on NBC.: "...some of those (tax increases) were either court-ordered, or they were voted on by the people and approved by the people for (such) things as roads."
Club for Growth stated on December 26, 2007 in a TV ad: "As governor, Mike Huckabee supported higher income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, grocery taxes, tobacco taxes, beer taxes, Internet taxes, nursing home bed taxes."
Mike Huckabee stated on August 2, 2007 in a news release.: "As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million."
John McCain stated on September 28, 2007 in a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit.: "Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family."
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in a debate in Dearborn, Mich.: "I cut taxes 23 times when I was mayor of New York City."
Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2007 in a television ad.: "The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes."
Rudy Giuliani stated on July 30, 2007 in a speech in Laconia, New Hampshire.: "Democrats are kind of falling over each other seeing who can raise taxes faster. It looks like they're going to raise taxes anywhere between 20 to 30 percent."
