“Paying taxes is optional!!”
Social media posts
Claim dated 23 Apr 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Federal law dictates who owes taxes, how much is owed and when that amount is due; paying those taxes is mandatory, not optional. This claim is linked to a complex, persistent and unfounded conspiracy theory.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 April 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 May 2022, 18 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/8ABE-K3F5?type=image
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