“It’s time for a wealth tax in America. I have heard there are some billionaires who don’t support this plan… All we are saying is when you make it big, pitch in two cents so everyone else gets a chance to make it.”
Elizabeth Warren
Senator (D-Mass.). in a campaign ad, “Elizabeth Warren Stands Up to Billionaires.". Claim dated 13 Nov 2019.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios
In short
Elizabeth Warren (Senator (D-Mass.)) made this claim around 13 November 2019. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 November 2019, 2 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.
Elizabeth Warren has 28 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 6 of them false or fake, 16 misleading or mixed and 5 true.
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- washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/elizabeth-warrens-misleading-pitch-for-her-…
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