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Instagram posts

stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post

“America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.”

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Raphael Warnock

stated on August 29, 2022 in a speech in Albany, Ga.

The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.”

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stated on August 25, 2022 in a tweet

Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations."

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Herschel Walker

stated on August 22, 2022 in a tweet

Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”

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stated on August 24, 2022 in a Tweet

“Harvard is sitting on top of a $54 billion hedge fund they call an ‘endowment’ that they pay zero taxes on. Yale has $31 Billion. Stanford $29 Billion. Princeton $26 Billion.”

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stated on August 24, 2022 in a newsletter

“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says with the supersized staff, the IRS audit rate ‘would rise for ALL taxpayers’ regardless of income, and would even result in audits of innocent Americans who have paid their taxes and don’t owe the IRS anything.”

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stated on August 25, 2022 in a post

Student debt relief is taxable by the Internal Revenue Service.

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stated on August 13, 2022 in remarks at the Iowa State Fair

“$1.5 billion of your taxpayer money is sitting in an account” that can be used for other purposes.

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stated on August 7, 2022 in News release

"Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups."

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stated on August 12, 2022 in a statement.

A new Democratic law “will make the IRS workforce larger than the Pentagon, FBI, State Department, and Customs and Border Patrol, combined.”

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Instagram posts

stated on August 17, 2022 in Instagram post

"Biden is adding more IRS agents to investigate your taxes than we have detectives investigating every crime in the country.”

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stated on August 3, 2022 in an ad

The Inflation Reduction Act "doubles the size of the IRS, raises your taxes and spends billions on a green energy slush fund."

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Instagram posts

stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post

“Congress just voted to exempt themselves from IRS auditing of their personal finances.”

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stated on August 16, 2022 in a Facebook post

Photos show “an IRS agent training class.”

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stated on August 16, 2022 in a Facebook post

"The IRS is about to double in size, with 87,000 new armed agents and an additional $80 billion in order to primarily enhance IRS enforcement and operations.”

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stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release

The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.”

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stated on August 10, 2022 in an interview on Fox News

“The Congressional Budget Office says 90% of the revenue generated from the new IRS agents will come from people making less than $200,000 … and the revenue generated will be $300-plus billion.”

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stated on August 10, 2022 in a tweet.

“Democrats are voting to add an army of 87,000 IRS agents who will target middle class taxpayers and conduct at least 1 million more audits each year. ”

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stated on August 4, 2022 in interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News

The government is arming up the IRS because “Joe Biden is raising taxes and disarming Americans.”

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stated on August 9, 2022 in a tweet

“Democrats' new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you — with 710,000 new audits for Americans who earn less than $75k.”

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Ad Watch: Florida GOP misleads on Crist’s stance on ‘defund the police,’ IRS

Ad Watch: Florida GOP misleads on Crist’s stance on ‘defund the police,’ IRS

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 29, 2022

The Democrats’ big IRA bill fulfills some Biden promises, leaves others behind

The Democrats’ big IRA bill fulfills some Biden promises, leaves others behind

By Jon Greenberg • August 12, 2022

The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday

The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday

By Ellie Borst • June 23, 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for April 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for April 2022

By D.L. Davis • May 3, 2022

Sen. Rick Scott says his GOP agenda didn’t call for a tax increase. Experts think it did

Sen. Rick Scott says his GOP agenda didn’t call for a tax increase. Experts think it did

By Madison Czopek • February 25, 2022

PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns

PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns

By Samantha Putterman • February 10, 2022

Analyzing Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

Analyzing Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

By Emily Delgado • January 12, 2022

Build Back Better tax break in play for some millionaires

Build Back Better tax break in play for some millionaires

By Nina Baker • November 23, 2021

How the Build Back Better bill affects taxes for millionaires, the middle class

How the Build Back Better bill affects taxes for millionaires, the middle class

By Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2021

Proposed tax increases in Build Back Better aimed at the wealthy, not workers and families

Proposed tax increases in Build Back Better aimed at the wealthy, not workers and families

By Natalie Dunlap • November 8, 2021

McAuliffe, Youngkin swap bogus tax and spending claims

McAuliffe, Youngkin swap bogus tax and spending claims

By Warren Fiske • October 29, 2021

Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall

Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall

By Monique Curet • October 22, 2021

What a GOP ad omits about Democrats’ spending proposal

What a GOP ad omits about Democrats’ spending proposal

By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2021

Fact-checking the second McAuliffe-Youngkin debate

Fact-checking the second McAuliffe-Youngkin debate

By Warren Fiske • October 1, 2021

Can Joe Biden’s agenda really cost zero dollars? A guide to the bills and the numbers

Can Joe Biden’s agenda really cost zero dollars? A guide to the bills and the numbers

By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2021

The Democrats’ reconciliation bill: What you need to know

The Democrats’ reconciliation bill: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2021

Updating Evers' promises on tax cuts, education spending, expanding broadband and more

Updating Evers' promises on tax cuts, education spending, expanding broadband and more

By Madeline Heim • July 27, 2021

Would Joe Biden’s proposals raise taxes on 60% of Americans? Not directly

Would Joe Biden’s proposals raise taxes on 60% of Americans? Not directly

By Louis Jacobson • June 30, 2021

What to do with the child tax credit coming monthly starting in July

What to do with the child tax credit coming monthly starting in July

By Jon Greenberg • June 23, 2021

Joe Biden’s plan to cut child poverty by half: What you need to know

Joe Biden’s plan to cut child poverty by half: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2021

Latest promises about Taxes

Raise corporate tax rate to 28%

Offer up to $8,000 tax credit for child care

Establish an offshoring tax penalty

Require all federal candidates to release tax returns

No tax increase for anyone making less than $400,000

Create a health savings account

Allow individuals to deduct health care insurance premiums from taxes

Eliminate the marriage penalty

Create targeted child care tax credits

Cut taxes for everyone

Eliminate the carried interest loophole

Repeal the alternative minimum tax

Load more promises about Taxes