“The numbers speak for themselves: Nearly 90% of student loan debt relief will go to borrowers earning less than $75,000; 85% of the congressional Republicans’ tax cut went to taxpayers earning more than $75,000.”
The White House
Twitter account. in a tweet. Claim dated 28 Aug 2022.
Washington Post rated thisTwo Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
This is an apples and oranges comparison between individual and household income
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
The White House (Twitter account) made this claim around 28 August 2022. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 August 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “Two Pinocchios”.
The White House has 3 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 2 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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