“In Congress, Ron DeSantis backed a national sales tax — a 23 percent tax hike on almost everything you buy.”
MAGA Inc.
pro-Trump group. in a video ad. Claim dated 19 May 2023.
Washington Post rated thisTwo Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
The ad attacks DeSantis but Trump also expressed support for the FairTax
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
MAGA Inc. (pro-Trump group) made this claim around 19 May 2023. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 May 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “Two Pinocchios”.
MAGA Inc. has 10 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 9 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/2hfybA5_FVc
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Related checks
- PolitiFact: Half True“In Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax.”