Sen. Bernie Sanders frequently says corporate income tax receipts have dropped from more than 30 percent of federal revenue in the 1950s to only 11 percent in 2015, leaving the impression that favorable tax policies are the reason. But there are several factors behind that drop.
It’s back! That false chain email about the “new” tax increases that aren’t new is circulating again.
An ad from a conservative group attacks Ohio Gov. John Kasich as an “Obama Republican,” and misleadingly claims his budget “raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder.” The ad only tells half the story.
Candidates spin some old and new points in the latest GOP debate.
He dominates our annual review of political falsehoods.
We found false and misleading claims from Clinton, Sanders and O’Malley in a Saturday night showdown.
The fourth Republican presidential debate featured fewer candidates, but no shortage of factual missteps.
Republicans make false and misleading claims on jobs, taxes and entitlements in economic-focused debates.
Donald Trump claims his tax plan is “revenue neutral,” but tax experts say that just isn’t so. Not by a long stretch.
In this week’s video, Jake Tapper of CNN’s “State of the Union” looks at Jeb Bush’s claim that Sen. Elizabeth Warren supports Donald Trump’s tax plan.