“Donald Trump’s tax returns proved he had followed the law and fulfilled his tax obligations.”
Red Wave News
Conservative group. Facebook. Claim dated 2 Jan 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPremature
What PolitiFact found
This claim is premature. It’s possible he paid what he owed and it’s possible he owes money. Only audits, not returns, can prove whether the proper amount of tax was paid.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Red Wave News (Conservative group) made this claim around 2 January 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 January 2023, 10 days later. Its rating was “Premature”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=166923796055587&set=a.147040948043872&type=3&thea…
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