In the three months since we first covered the problem, we’ve fact checked a further 45 false and misleading claims, about everything from nighttime curfews to a “Christmas decorations tax”.
Search Results (898) for: taxes
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik – Hochul has extended higher taxes on wealthy individuals, corporations
Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
PolitiFact→ Trump sees a future without federal income taxes, but the tariff math doesn’t add up
Why Trump’s income tax-tariff swap idea is unlikely
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Will Not Close 23 ‘Neighborhood Markets’ Due To Mamdani Taxes — As Of This Writing, Retailer Has No Presence In NYC
Did Walmart announce that it would shut down 23 "neighborhood markets" locations in New York City due to the "tax system Mamdani has planned"? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Walmart has no stores of any type in New York City. Th
The Dispatch→ Do Billionaires Really Pay No Taxes?
The notion that the ultrawealthy are subject to lower tax rates is a myth that won’t die.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Sign A Law Eliminating Income Taxes On Anyone Earning Less Than $120,000
The Dispatch→ Tariff Revenues Are Just Taxes on Americans
Something to remember when the president brags about making the country richer.
Full Fact→ Viral list incorrectly claiming dozens of modern taxes didn’t exist 100 years ago recirculates
The list includes taxes that are more than a century old and other taxes that don’t exist in the UK.
News Facts Network→ House Passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Cutting Taxes and Medicaid, Sending It to President’s Desk
The House narrowly passed Donald Trump’s sweeping “Big Beautiful Bill” early Thursday in a 218–214... The post House Passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Cutting Taxes and Medicaid, Sending It to President’s Desk appeared first on News
PolitiFact→ Occupy Democrats – Do people in the US illegally pay more taxes than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix? That’s Mostly True
"Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined."
PolitiFact→ Josh Schoemann – GOP candidate for governor says income taxes are lower in Illinois than Wisconsin. Is that true?
“The state of Illinois has a lower income tax rate than we do, and a flat tax. It’s almost half of what the top bracket here in Wisconsin is.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking falsehoods about Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and taxes, deficit, Medicaid
Fact-checking falsehoods about the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – If the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ fails, taxes could increase about 7.5%, not 68% as Donald Trump said
If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Did Maine Gov. Janet Mills tell Trump no federal taxes will be paid? No, that’s a fake quote.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from all paychecks and no taxes will be paid to the federal government.”
The Dispatch→ No, Maine’s Governor Did Not Say She’d Refuse to Collect Federal Taxes
Janet Mills has had a public dispute with President Donald Trump, but a viral image makes false claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: February 2025 GOP Budget Resolution Does NOT Include An End To Taxes On Tips — It Just Contains Revenue and Spending Targets
Does the February 2025 GOP budget resolution include an end to taxes on tips? No, that's not true: The resolution passed on February 25, 2025, does not specify which tax proposals will be included, and the "no tax on tips" policy remains
Full Fact→ Viral list claiming dozens of taxes didn’t exist a century ago is wrong
The Facebook post makes a number of misleading claims about taxes in the UK, and has been shared over 132,000 times.
The Dispatch→ Read My Lips: Tariffs Are Taxes
Trump’s recent moves will put upward pressure on housing prices.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Treasury Secretary Did NOT Post On X He Wants To Eliminate Income Taxes
Did newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent post on X that he was "committed to eliminating income taxes, replacing them with a fair consumption tax, and adopting a gold-backed currency"? No, that's not true: X has since suspende
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Trump didn’t sign an executive order to eliminate income taxes
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to replace the IRS with the External Revenue Service, eliminating tax returns and income tax.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Propose Barring Child Support Recipients From Claiming Children On Taxes
Did President Donald Trump propose a law that says only the person who pays child support can claim a child on their taxes? No, that's not true: There's no proof Trump ever suggested this idea. The current tax rules, which include changes
The Dispatch→ Will Trump Lower Your Taxes?
Trump’s tax agenda, explained.
PolitiFact→ Dana Loesch – Are North Carolina’s Helene victims still required to pay property taxes? Yes, and here’s why.
Buncombe County “is still demanding property taxes on homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene based on pre-Helene assessments that no longer apply.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Agenda: Taxes
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In addition to extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, one of his signature achievements in his first term, President-elect Donald Trump has proposed a long list of tax cuts, from elim
Full Fact→ Fake BBC article falsely claims Rachel Reeves has pledged to share ‘income from taxes’
An article about the Chancellor promoting an online investment scheme which has been mocked-up to appear as if it was published by BBC News is circulating on Facebook.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump ad distorts Kamala Harris’ stance on Social Security taxes
Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump says Kamala Harris’ plan would hike taxes on “the typical American family.” It doesn’t.
Vice President Kamala Harris' plan “will raise taxes for the typical American family by an estimated $3,000."
PolitiFact→ How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris want to change your taxes
On tax policy, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are offering voters diverging options. Generally, Harris’ plan would benefit a broader share of the income spectrum than Trump’s would.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Ad on Taxes Uses Deceptive Political Playbook
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In a classic example of how political ads mislead viewers by using out-of-context quotes, a TV ad from former President Donald Trump’s campaign cites the New York Times as say
PolitiFact→ Wisco Project – Trump has not said he’ll raise taxes on people making less than $100,000
“If you make less than $100,000, Trump is about to raise your taxes. Currently, you’re taxed at 10% and then 12%. He would raise that to a flat rate of 15%.”
PolitiFact→ One Nation – Conservative group misleads on Jacky Rosen’s Inflation Reduction Act vote and taxes
“Sen. Jacky Rosen voted to increase taxes on families making less than $75,000 a year.”
The Dispatch→ Sorting Out Claims About Taxes on Unrealized Capital Gains
A proposal from Kamala Harris would apply only to taxpayers worth $100 million or more.
PolitiFact→ Bryan Steil – US Rep. Steil's spin on US Sen. Baldwin on abortion and taxes is off
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin "believes taxpayer dollars should be used for abortion."
PolitiFact→ Sam Brown – No, Jacky Rosen didn’t say ending taxes on tips would hurt Nevada families
Jacky Rosen “said ending taxes on tips would ‘hurt working Nevada families.’”
The Dispatch→ Central Planners Love (And Need) Higher Taxes
What proponents of corporate tax increases won’t tell you.
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
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s False claim that Joe Biden wants to quadruple your taxes
Joe Biden wants “to quadruple your taxes.”
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.
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.