Latest Fact-checks in Wealth Viral image stated on January 5, 2019 in a meme: Says "the Rothschild family holds about 80 percent of the world’s total wealth" and has the ability to "literally feed, clothe and settle every man, woman and child on the planet if they wanted to." Bernie Sanders stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech: "The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people." Christine Quinn stated on May 23, 2018 in a presentation at the State Democratic Convention: New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation." Greg Casar stated on May 8, 2018 in an Austin American-Statesman news story: Says Austin has "been ranked repeatedly as one of the most, if not the most, economically segregated cities in the country." Cynthia Nixon stated on March 20, 2018 in her announcement to run for governor: "Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich." Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent." Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts. Bernie Sanders stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.: "The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people." Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview: What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people." Paul Ryan stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: The Republican tax reform proposal is focused on tax breaks for the middle class "and not about people who are really high-income earners getting a tax break." Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate." Sean Duffy stated on May 9, 2017 in an interview: The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans. Charles Schumer stated on March 1, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "In fact, if you add up the net wealth of his cabinet, it has more wealth than a third of the American people total -- close to 100 million people." Mark Pocan stated on March 20, 2017 in a video: Under "Trumpcare," the Republican replacement for Obamacare, "$600 billion worth of tax breaks will go to the wealthiest in this country." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2017 in a speech: Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere." Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2017 in his inaugural address: "We've made other countries rich while the wealth ... of our country has dissipated over the horizon." Mark Pocan stated on December 16, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's first 17 Cabinet appointments "have a net worth of more than a third of America." Rob Portman stated on October 17, 2016 in at a debate in Columbus, Ohio: Says Sen. Rob Portman says Ted Strickland earned $400,000 a year as a lobbyist after leaving Ohio for Washington. Bernie Sanders stated on October 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break." Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 6, 2016 in an ad: "Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: "In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: "First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2016 in a statement: Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns. Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "The only years that anybody's ever seen" of Donald Trump’s tax returns "showed he didn't pay any federal income tax." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate at Hofstra University: "You will learn more about Donald Trump by going down to the Federal Elections" to see the financial disclosure form than by looking at tax returns. Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent." Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent." Anthony Weiner stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money." Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Mark Warner stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.: "The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months."
Viral image stated on January 5, 2019 in a meme: Says "the Rothschild family holds about 80 percent of the world’s total wealth" and has the ability to "literally feed, clothe and settle every man, woman and child on the planet if they wanted to." Bernie Sanders stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech: "The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people." Christine Quinn stated on May 23, 2018 in a presentation at the State Democratic Convention: New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation." Greg Casar stated on May 8, 2018 in an Austin American-Statesman news story: Says Austin has "been ranked repeatedly as one of the most, if not the most, economically segregated cities in the country." Cynthia Nixon stated on March 20, 2018 in her announcement to run for governor: "Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich." Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent." Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts. Bernie Sanders stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.: "The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people." Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview: What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people." Paul Ryan stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: The Republican tax reform proposal is focused on tax breaks for the middle class "and not about people who are really high-income earners getting a tax break." Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate." Sean Duffy stated on May 9, 2017 in an interview: The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans. Charles Schumer stated on March 1, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "In fact, if you add up the net wealth of his cabinet, it has more wealth than a third of the American people total -- close to 100 million people." Mark Pocan stated on March 20, 2017 in a video: Under "Trumpcare," the Republican replacement for Obamacare, "$600 billion worth of tax breaks will go to the wealthiest in this country." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2017 in a speech: Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere." Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2017 in his inaugural address: "We've made other countries rich while the wealth ... of our country has dissipated over the horizon." Mark Pocan stated on December 16, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's first 17 Cabinet appointments "have a net worth of more than a third of America." Rob Portman stated on October 17, 2016 in at a debate in Columbus, Ohio: Says Sen. Rob Portman says Ted Strickland earned $400,000 a year as a lobbyist after leaving Ohio for Washington. Bernie Sanders stated on October 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break." Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 6, 2016 in an ad: "Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: "In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: "First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2016 in a statement: Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns. Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "The only years that anybody's ever seen" of Donald Trump’s tax returns "showed he didn't pay any federal income tax." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate at Hofstra University: "You will learn more about Donald Trump by going down to the Federal Elections" to see the financial disclosure form than by looking at tax returns. Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent." Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent." Anthony Weiner stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money." Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Mark Warner stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.: "The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months."
Viral image stated on January 5, 2019 in a meme: Says "the Rothschild family holds about 80 percent of the world’s total wealth" and has the ability to "literally feed, clothe and settle every man, woman and child on the planet if they wanted to."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech: "The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people."
Christine Quinn stated on May 23, 2018 in a presentation at the State Democratic Convention: New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation."
Greg Casar stated on May 8, 2018 in an Austin American-Statesman news story: Says Austin has "been ranked repeatedly as one of the most, if not the most, economically segregated cities in the country."
Cynthia Nixon stated on March 20, 2018 in her announcement to run for governor: "Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich."
Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts.
Bernie Sanders stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.: "The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people."
Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview: What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people."
Paul Ryan stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: The Republican tax reform proposal is focused on tax breaks for the middle class "and not about people who are really high-income earners getting a tax break."
Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate."
Sean Duffy stated on May 9, 2017 in an interview: The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans.
Charles Schumer stated on March 1, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "In fact, if you add up the net wealth of his cabinet, it has more wealth than a third of the American people total -- close to 100 million people."
Mark Pocan stated on March 20, 2017 in a video: Under "Trumpcare," the Republican replacement for Obamacare, "$600 billion worth of tax breaks will go to the wealthiest in this country."
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2017 in a speech: Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere."
Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2017 in his inaugural address: "We've made other countries rich while the wealth ... of our country has dissipated over the horizon."
Mark Pocan stated on December 16, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's first 17 Cabinet appointments "have a net worth of more than a third of America."
Rob Portman stated on October 17, 2016 in at a debate in Columbus, Ohio: Says Sen. Rob Portman says Ted Strickland earned $400,000 a year as a lobbyist after leaving Ohio for Washington.
Bernie Sanders stated on October 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break."
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 6, 2016 in an ad: "Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks."
Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: "In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: "First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2016 in a statement: Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns.
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "The only years that anybody's ever seen" of Donald Trump’s tax returns "showed he didn't pay any federal income tax."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate at Hofstra University: "You will learn more about Donald Trump by going down to the Federal Elections" to see the financial disclosure form than by looking at tax returns.
Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent."
Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent."
Anthony Weiner stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Mark Warner stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.: "The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months."
