“The President’s budget will increase taxes roughly $28,000 per household. Do you support paying more taxes next year?”
Roger Williams
Member of the House (R-Texas). in an email to constituents. Claim dated 6 Jun 2021.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
This is a simple-minded average that says nothing about what households would pay.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Roger Williams (Member of the House (R-Texas)) made this claim around 6 June 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 June 2021, 9 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.
Where the claim appeared
- washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/15/misleading-claim-that-biden-would-rais…
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