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“Members of Congress “voted to exempt themselves from IRS auditing of their personal finances.”
Social media posts United States. Claim dated 25 Aug 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse

What FactCheck.org found

An IRS spokesperson said “there is no such special exemption,” and we found no such vote had been taken.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 25 August 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 August 2022. Its rating was “False”.

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