“Here’s the deal: If you spent $3 on your coffee this morning, that’s more than what 55 major corporations paid in taxes in recent years.”
Joe Biden
President. in a tweet. Claim dated 20 Oct 2021.
Washington Post rated thisNeeds context
What Washington Post found
This is probably in the ballpark but the number is not based on an examination of tax returns.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (President) made this claim around 20 October 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 October 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
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