Latest 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 David Axelrod stated on January 31, 2010 in NBC's "Meet the Press": "We passed without, frankly, the help of the Republican caucus, we passed 25 tax cuts last year, mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses." Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech: "We cut taxes for 95 percent of working families." Republican National Committee stated on September 28, 2009 in a Web ad: Barack Obama and the Democrats have "proposed a tax for not having health insurance." Robert Gibbs stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House briefing: "A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000" and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan. Barack Obama stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says that under his tax plan, seniors making less than $50,000 per year won't pay any income taxes. Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks. Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: "Grateful insurance company executives and their lobbyists" from Bermuda gave McCain $50,000. Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: Obama's tax plan cuts taxes "for 95 percent of all working families." Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: When oil and gas prices sent state revenues up, Palin sent "a large share of that revenue directly back to the people of Alaska." Hillary Clinton stated on April 30, 2008 in South Bend, Ind.: Tax rates were significantly higher "in the '40s, the '50s, and the '60s." Mitt Romney stated on January 24, 2008 in Boca Raton.: "Now, I also support the Bush tax cuts. Sen. McCain voted against them originally. He now believes they should be made permanent. I'm glad he agrees they should be made permanent." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California." Mitt Romney stated on December 26, 2007 in a press release: "Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent." Fred Thompson stated on December 12, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa: "Five percent of Americans pay over half the income taxes in this country. Forty percent of Americans pay no income taxes at all." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes." Rudy Giuliani stated on September 5, 2007 in a newspaper column: "The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006." John Edwards stated on September 20, 2007 in Davenport, Iowa: "What happens is people like Warren Buffett — and he says this himself...pay 15 percent on the millions of dollars that they earn from wealth income... while their secretary is paying a higher rate on her work income. It's not right." Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "Senator McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts. Now he's for them."
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David Axelrod stated on January 31, 2010 in NBC's "Meet the Press": "We passed without, frankly, the help of the Republican caucus, we passed 25 tax cuts last year, mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses." Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech: "We cut taxes for 95 percent of working families." Republican National Committee stated on September 28, 2009 in a Web ad: Barack Obama and the Democrats have "proposed a tax for not having health insurance." Robert Gibbs stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House briefing: "A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000" and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan. Barack Obama stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says that under his tax plan, seniors making less than $50,000 per year won't pay any income taxes. Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks. Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: "Grateful insurance company executives and their lobbyists" from Bermuda gave McCain $50,000. Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: Obama's tax plan cuts taxes "for 95 percent of all working families." Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: When oil and gas prices sent state revenues up, Palin sent "a large share of that revenue directly back to the people of Alaska." Hillary Clinton stated on April 30, 2008 in South Bend, Ind.: Tax rates were significantly higher "in the '40s, the '50s, and the '60s." Mitt Romney stated on January 24, 2008 in Boca Raton.: "Now, I also support the Bush tax cuts. Sen. McCain voted against them originally. He now believes they should be made permanent. I'm glad he agrees they should be made permanent." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California." Mitt Romney stated on December 26, 2007 in a press release: "Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent." Fred Thompson stated on December 12, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa: "Five percent of Americans pay over half the income taxes in this country. Forty percent of Americans pay no income taxes at all." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes." Rudy Giuliani stated on September 5, 2007 in a newspaper column: "The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006." John Edwards stated on September 20, 2007 in Davenport, Iowa: "What happens is people like Warren Buffett — and he says this himself...pay 15 percent on the millions of dollars that they earn from wealth income... while their secretary is paying a higher rate on her work income. It's not right." Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "Senator McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts. Now he's for them."
David Axelrod stated on January 31, 2010 in NBC's "Meet the Press": "We passed without, frankly, the help of the Republican caucus, we passed 25 tax cuts last year, mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses."
Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech: "We cut taxes for 95 percent of working families."
Republican National Committee stated on September 28, 2009 in a Web ad: Barack Obama and the Democrats have "proposed a tax for not having health insurance."
Robert Gibbs stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House briefing: "A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax."
Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000" and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan.
Barack Obama stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says that under his tax plan, seniors making less than $50,000 per year won't pay any income taxes.
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks.
Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: "Grateful insurance company executives and their lobbyists" from Bermuda gave McCain $50,000.
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: Obama's tax plan cuts taxes "for 95 percent of all working families."
Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: When oil and gas prices sent state revenues up, Palin sent "a large share of that revenue directly back to the people of Alaska."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 30, 2008 in South Bend, Ind.: Tax rates were significantly higher "in the '40s, the '50s, and the '60s."
Mitt Romney stated on January 24, 2008 in Boca Raton.: "Now, I also support the Bush tax cuts. Sen. McCain voted against them originally. He now believes they should be made permanent. I'm glad he agrees they should be made permanent."
Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California."
Mitt Romney stated on December 26, 2007 in a press release: "Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent."
Fred Thompson stated on December 12, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa: "Five percent of Americans pay over half the income taxes in this country. Forty percent of Americans pay no income taxes at all."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes."
Rudy Giuliani stated on September 5, 2007 in a newspaper column: "The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006."
John Edwards stated on September 20, 2007 in Davenport, Iowa: "What happens is people like Warren Buffett — and he says this himself...pay 15 percent on the millions of dollars that they earn from wealth income... while their secretary is paying a higher rate on her work income. It's not right."
Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "Senator McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts. Now he's for them."
