“Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
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“Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Says Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
“$5,000 a year" is "the burden of Joe Biden’s inflation tax on Wisconsin families.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: That's an estimate for how much more a U.S. household, on average, would have to spend for the same basket of goods in 2022, compared with last year, due to inflation. There's no breakdown by various inflation causes.
“Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business, then he cashed out of the company for $5 million and he "has doubled his wealth since taking office.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals according to (Congressional Budget Office), are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True