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 National Taxpayers Union stated on October 10, 2018 in Washington Examiner op-ed: "The latest round of tariffs now means that the total tax increase on Americans from enacted tariffs exceeds the tax increases from the Affordable Care Act." Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon." Patrick Morrisey stated on August 31, 2018 in a tweet: Sen. Joe Manchin "stands with Hillary Clinton and D.C. Dems on gun control, higher taxes, amnesty, and Planned Parenthood." Leonard Lance stated on September 10, 2018 in a campaign statement : Says Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski "supports a full repeal of the 2017 tax law, which includes vital tax incentives" for New Jersey communities. John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave." Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2018 in a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors." Kevin McCarthy stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: "Trump tax cut benefits all congressional districts, up to $44,697 per family." Tax March stated on June 21, 2018 in a television ad in Nevada: "83% of Trump tax breaks go to the wealthiest 1%." Senate Majority PAC stated on June 8, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts. Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December." Edward Cox stated on May 1, 2018 in an interview on The Capital Pressroom: Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County Paul Ryan stated on April 17, 2018 in a news conference: Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away." Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes." Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Bloggers stated on April 5, 2018 in posts on the Internet: "Nancy Pelosi vows Democrats will raise taxes if they take back the House." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan." Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post: The Republicans and President Donald Trump "passed a tax bill that gave 80 percent of its benefits to the top 1 percent." Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year." Ted Cruz stated on December 19, 2017 in Senate floor debate of federal tax legislation: "Every taxpayer, their taxes are going down, except rich people in Manhattan and San Francisco. Some of them, their taxes may go up." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes." Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it." Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires." Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average." Roy Cooper stated on November 30, 2017 in a blog: Half of the proposed federal tax breaks "would go to the wealthiest 1 percent." Chris Ruddy stated on December 3, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "$3 trillion in offshore money... is coming back into the economy" because of the GOP tax bills. Thom Tillis stated on November 29, 2017 in a press conference: The Senate GOP plan does not raise taxes for Americans earning less than $70,000. Kevin Brady stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: In the House Republican bill, "70 percent of the tax relief goes to those families making less than 200,000." Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans." Marco Rubio stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview: "Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax."
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National Taxpayers Union stated on October 10, 2018 in Washington Examiner op-ed: "The latest round of tariffs now means that the total tax increase on Americans from enacted tariffs exceeds the tax increases from the Affordable Care Act." Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon." Patrick Morrisey stated on August 31, 2018 in a tweet: Sen. Joe Manchin "stands with Hillary Clinton and D.C. Dems on gun control, higher taxes, amnesty, and Planned Parenthood." Leonard Lance stated on September 10, 2018 in a campaign statement : Says Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski "supports a full repeal of the 2017 tax law, which includes vital tax incentives" for New Jersey communities. John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave." Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2018 in a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors." Kevin McCarthy stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: "Trump tax cut benefits all congressional districts, up to $44,697 per family." Tax March stated on June 21, 2018 in a television ad in Nevada: "83% of Trump tax breaks go to the wealthiest 1%." Senate Majority PAC stated on June 8, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts. Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December." Edward Cox stated on May 1, 2018 in an interview on The Capital Pressroom: Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County Paul Ryan stated on April 17, 2018 in a news conference: Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away." Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes." Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Bloggers stated on April 5, 2018 in posts on the Internet: "Nancy Pelosi vows Democrats will raise taxes if they take back the House." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan." Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post: The Republicans and President Donald Trump "passed a tax bill that gave 80 percent of its benefits to the top 1 percent." Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year." Ted Cruz stated on December 19, 2017 in Senate floor debate of federal tax legislation: "Every taxpayer, their taxes are going down, except rich people in Manhattan and San Francisco. Some of them, their taxes may go up." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes." Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it." Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires." Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average." Roy Cooper stated on November 30, 2017 in a blog: Half of the proposed federal tax breaks "would go to the wealthiest 1 percent." Chris Ruddy stated on December 3, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "$3 trillion in offshore money... is coming back into the economy" because of the GOP tax bills. Thom Tillis stated on November 29, 2017 in a press conference: The Senate GOP plan does not raise taxes for Americans earning less than $70,000. Kevin Brady stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: In the House Republican bill, "70 percent of the tax relief goes to those families making less than 200,000." Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans." Marco Rubio stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview: "Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax."
National Taxpayers Union stated on October 10, 2018 in Washington Examiner op-ed: "The latest round of tariffs now means that the total tax increase on Americans from enacted tariffs exceeds the tax increases from the Affordable Care Act."
Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon."
Patrick Morrisey stated on August 31, 2018 in a tweet: Sen. Joe Manchin "stands with Hillary Clinton and D.C. Dems on gun control, higher taxes, amnesty, and Planned Parenthood."
Leonard Lance stated on September 10, 2018 in a campaign statement : Says Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski "supports a full repeal of the 2017 tax law, which includes vital tax incentives" for New Jersey communities.
John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave."
Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2018 in a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors."
Kevin McCarthy stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: "Trump tax cut benefits all congressional districts, up to $44,697 per family."
Tax March stated on June 21, 2018 in a television ad in Nevada: "83% of Trump tax breaks go to the wealthiest 1%."
Senate Majority PAC stated on June 8, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts.
Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."
Edward Cox stated on May 1, 2018 in an interview on The Capital Pressroom: Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County
Paul Ryan stated on April 17, 2018 in a news conference: Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away."
Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes."
Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!"
Bloggers stated on April 5, 2018 in posts on the Internet: "Nancy Pelosi vows Democrats will raise taxes if they take back the House."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers."
Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan."
Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post: The Republicans and President Donald Trump "passed a tax bill that gave 80 percent of its benefits to the top 1 percent."
Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year."
Ted Cruz stated on December 19, 2017 in Senate floor debate of federal tax legislation: "Every taxpayer, their taxes are going down, except rich people in Manhattan and San Francisco. Some of them, their taxes may go up."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes."
Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it."
Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires."
Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average."
Roy Cooper stated on November 30, 2017 in a blog: Half of the proposed federal tax breaks "would go to the wealthiest 1 percent."
Chris Ruddy stated on December 3, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "$3 trillion in offshore money... is coming back into the economy" because of the GOP tax bills.
Thom Tillis stated on November 29, 2017 in a press conference: The Senate GOP plan does not raise taxes for Americans earning less than $70,000.
Kevin Brady stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: In the House Republican bill, "70 percent of the tax relief goes to those families making less than 200,000."
Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans."
Marco Rubio stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview: "Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax."
