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Fox' Carlson repeats falsehood that “40 percent of the country does not pay any taxes,” gets corrected by guest

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/03/09 2:19 PM EDT

From the August 3 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

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Previously:

Fox News' Carlson falsely asserted “roughly 40 percent” of Obama's tax plan “is a handout to people who do not pay taxes”

White House's Bernstein corrects “factually incorrect” claim by Fox News host about those “who don't really pay any federal taxes”

Hannity ignored payroll taxes to claim nearly 50% don't pay taxes

Lou Dobbs falsely claimed 40 percent of working Americans “don't pay taxes”

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