“The federal infrastructure bill includes “a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee, which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 4 Aug 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
It’s unknown whether such a fee, if one is created, would replace or be in addition to federal gasoline taxes, or whether it would be set at a rate that would make driving a car too costly.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 August 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 August 2021, 8 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
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