Skip to main content

Donate to Media Matters' Year-End Fundraiser Donate Arrow

  • Online media
  • Tariffs
  • Epstein
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • RSS
  • Take Action
  • Search
  • Donate

Media Matters for America

  • News & Analysis
  • Research & Studies
  • Audio & Video
  • Archives

Donate to Media Matters' Year-End Fundraiser Donate Arrow

Media Matters for America

  • Nav
  • Search
  • News & Analysis
  • Research & Studies
  • Audio & Video
  • Archives
  • Online media
  • Tariffs
  • Epstein
  • Take Action
  • Search
  • Donate
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • RSS

Trump Falsely Claims “Half Of The People [In The U.S.] Don't Pay Any Tax”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 07/18/11 9:45 AM EDT

From the July 18 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

Video file

Previously:

Fox Still Pushing Falsehood That Half Of Americans Are “Not Paying Taxes”

Bolling Advances Falsehood That Nearly Half Of Americans Don't Pay Taxes

Hannity falsely claimed “50 percent of American households no longer pay taxes”

Hannity still falsely claiming “half of Americans ... don't pay taxes”

Don't let right wing lies set the agenda. Donate now!

The Latest

  1. The idiotic meltdown over Politico Pro subscriptions is a perfect case study for the right's broken information ecosystem

    Article 02/06/25 2:29 PM EST

  2. Fox host to federal workers: “Get a real job”

    Video & Audio 02/06/25 1:48 PM EST

  3. Trump keeps escalating his anti-trans policies. Right-wing media still want more.

    Research/Study 02/06/25 12:15 PM EST

  4. Jesse Watters sarcastically mocks a potential “rash in teenage suicides”

    Video & Audio 02/05/25 6:14 PM EST

  5. Caller to Sean Hannity's show asks him to stand up for “rank and file” agents: “This appears to be a misstep in the wrong direction”

    Video & Audio 02/05/25 6:08 PM EST

Pagination

  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Current page 366
  • …
  • Next page ››

In This Article

  • Donald Trump

    Donald-Trump-MMFA-Tag.png

Related

  1. Media Matters weekly newsletter, December 19

    Narrative/Timeline 12/19/25 12:50 PM EST

  2. The Trump administration’s chum cycle

    Article 12/18/25 11:39 AM EST

  3. Truth Social users and callers on right-wing media shows are mad about Trump's comments on Rob Reiner

    Research/Study 12/16/25 5:11 PM EST

Media Matters for America

Sign up for email updates
  • About
  • Contact
  • Corrections
  • Submissions
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • RSS

© 2025 Media Matters for America

RSS