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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Left Did NOT Propose 90% Tax Rate On All Income Of 400,000 Euros Or More — Only On Part Over That Amount
Did the French left-wing coalition announce that it would introduce a "90% TAX on anyone earning €400,000," leaving those taxpayers with "just €40,000"? No, that's not true: According to Eric Coquerel of the left-wing New Popular Fron
The Dispatch→ No, Zelensky’s Wife Did Not Buy a Bugatti With American Tax Dollars
The luxury car company confirms she has not purchased one of its vehicles.
Full Fact→ Tax claims in the 2024 general election: fact checked
Claims about tax have dominated the election campaign. Here’s a round-up of our verdicts on some of the key claims from the major political parties.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: London Mayor Sadiq Khan Did NOT Ban Taxi Drivers From Displaying Flag Of England During Euro 2024
Did London Mayor Sadiq Khan ban taxi drivers from displaying the flag of England, also known as St. George's Cross, during Euro 2024 football championship? No, that's not true: The regulation prohibits all flags on any taxi in the British
AllSides→ Did Donald Trump lower taxes on billionaires and raise them on everyone else?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/06/trump-tax-cut-income-wisconsin-rich-fact-brief/?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
Full Fact→ What’s happening to the ‘tax burden’?
Labour and the Conservatives have made seemingly contrasting claims about the government’s record on tax and the so-called ‘tax burden’.
The Dispatch→ Trump Tax Cut Talk Threatens Biden in the ‘Burbs
The former president may have a way to counter shifting electoral demographics.
Full Fact→ Would Labour’s pension plans mean a ‘£1,000 retirement tax’?
The figure is based on the amount the Conservative party says its “triple lock plus” plan would save the “average pensioner” in income tax cumulatively over the next parliament.
Full Fact→ Would families face a £2,000 tax rise under Labour?
The Conservative claim that a Labour government would mean higher taxes dominated the election’s first TV debate.
Full Fact→ Conservative political broadcast claims on tax and mortgages need context
The party’s first broadcast of the 2024 general election made broad claims about people’s finances.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s False claim that Joe Biden wants to quadruple your taxes
Joe Biden wants “to quadruple your taxes.”
Full Fact→ Are workers facing ‘record tax bills’?
We’ve taken a look at how the government’s tax changes have affected workers, following a claim from Labour’s Bridget Phillipson on Question Time.
Full Fact→ Is the tax burden at a 70 year high?
We’ve looked at the figures after shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told BBC Radio Essex that taxes were “at a 70 year high” and due to increase.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims Comparing Capital Gains Tax Rates Under Carter and Biden
President Carter did not impose the highest-ever rates.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan
At campaign rallies May 1, former President Donald Trump made misleading statements about tax cuts and jobs filled by immigrants in the U.S. illegally. But he spoke more accurately on the rising costs of food, including chicken.
PolitiFact→ Greg Steube – Did the health care of immigrants illegally in the country cost Florida taxpayers $566 million?
Immigrants in the country illegally cost “Florida taxpayers $566 million for 54,000 hospital visits.”
Full Fact→ Prime Minister wrong to say ‘everyone in work’ will receive £900 tax cut
Two reductions in National Insurance contributions mean employees on the average salary of £35,400 will save £900 a year.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About the Federal Debt and Billionaires’ Taxes
Seizing the wealth of all U.S. billionaires would decrease the debt by only 16 percent.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About the Federal Debt and Billionaires’ Taxes
Seizing the wealth of all U.S. billionaires would decrease the debt by only 16 percent.
AllSides→ Trump’s Unfounded ‘Colossal’ Tax Hike Warning
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/trumps-unfounded-colossal-tax-hike-warning/ On the day of the tax fil
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Unfounded ‘Colossal’ Tax Hike Warning
On the day of the tax filing deadline, former President Donald Trump went on Truth Social to misleadingly warn that if President Joe Biden is reelected, “you will soon be facing colossal tax HIKES.” But in his latest budget proposal, Biden
The Dispatch→ More Wealth-Tax Madness
Why fiscal policy is best left to municipalities.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Migrants were not secretly flown to Florida with taxpayer money
Says 326,000 migrants were flown to Florida with taxpayer dollars under President Joe Biden’s secret migrant flight program.
The Dispatch→ The ‘Billionaire Tax Rate’ Is Not 8.2 Percent
A viral claim relies on a misleading definition of income.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That U.S. Billionaires Get a Free Ride on Taxes
IRS data shows high earners pay more in income taxes than their share of earnings.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Did NOT Raise Taxes On Most People Earning Under $75,000
Did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act raise taxes on most people earning under $75,000? No, that's not true: The 2017 law aimed to lower taxes for individuals through measures such as reducing income tax rates and raising the standard deduction.
Full Fact→ Buckingham Palace is subject to council tax and business rates
The main part of the Westminster ‘Royal Residence’ is classed as a non-domestic property and pays business rates.
Full Fact→ It’s not true that ‘lost’ tax revenue is 360 times greater than benefit fraud
An annotation suggesting that a graph shows tax evasion, avoidance and non-collection costs the government 360 times more than benefit fraud is incorrect.
Full Fact→ London council tax as a whole isn’t 71% higher than it was when Sadiq Khan took office
Only the mayor’s portion of council tax in London has increased by 71% in this time. Council tax as a whole has risen, but not by as much.
AllSides→ Do nongovernmental organizations use federal tax money to transport migrants in the US?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/02/immigration-migrants-border-nongovernmental-organizations-funding-fact-brief/?utm_source=gigafact&utm_id=112
FactCheck.org→ IRS Has Not Introduced Immigrant Housing Tax Incentive, Contrary to Posts
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The IRS has not introduced a tax incentive for U.S. families to house immigrants in exchange for labor. A bogus claim that was originally posted as satire is circulating
Full Fact→ Council tax law does not provide exemptions for homes with prayer rooms
An old myth that Muslims can be exempted from paying council tax if they have a prayer room in their home has been re-circulating online.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show An Authentic 1985 Memo From IRS Chief Stating That All Taxes Since 1913 Should Be Refunded
Does a viral social media post show an authentic memo confirming that then-IRS Commissioner Roscoe Egger instructed his subordinates in 1985 that "every tax paid into the Treasury since 1913, is due and refundable to every citizen and bus
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Undocumented Immigrants In US DO Pay Taxes
Do undocumented immigrants in the United States not pay taxes? No, that's not true: The claim made by Elon Musk on X that "illegals in America" do not pay taxes is "absolutely false," the deputy director of the Institute on Taxation and E
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Child Tax Credit and the GOP Primary
And yes, we weighed in on the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce conspiracy theory.
The Dispatch→ A Child Tax Credit Compromise for the Real World
The Wyden-Smith deal would take a modest step toward improving the CTC’s ability to support families.
The Dispatch→ Let’s Not Turn the Child Tax Credit Into Welfare
The CTC at its best can provide tax relief for families and encourage work. That’s not what Congress’ recent proposal does.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – President Joe Biden distorts income tax rates for the richest Americans
"There are a thousand billionaires now and you know what their average tax rate is? 8%."
Full Fact→ Have there been 25 tax rises since the last election?
Labour politicians have repeatedly made this claim, but it’s unclear how the party arrived at the figure.