Claim: In calling for the repeal of the estate tax, President Donald Trump repeated a popular myth that a farmer's heirs often have to "sell the farm" in order to pay the tax. In fact, less than 1 percent of the heirs of farm owners are expected to have to pay any estate tax.
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Verdict: in calling for the repeal of the estate tax, president donald trump repeated a popular myth that a farmer's heirs often have to "sell the farm" in order to pay the tax. in fact, less than 1 percent of the heirs of farm owners are expected to have to pay any estate tax.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2017-09-28T00:09:16