Claim: After Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes funding to increase staff at the IRS, social media posts falsely claimed members of Congress "voted to exempt themselves from IRS auditing of their personal finances." An IRS spokesperson told us "there is no such special exemption," and we found no such vote had been taken.
Fact-check: Posts Fabricate Claim that Congress Voted to Exempt Members from IRS Audits - FactCheck.org
Verdict: after congress passed the inflation reduction act, which includes funding to increase staff at the irs, social media posts falsely claimed members of congress "voted to exempt themselves from irs auditing of their personal finances." an irs spokesperson told us "there is no such special exemption," and we found no such vote had been taken.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brea Jones
Date published: 2022-08-25T17:10:10