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Trump ad uses out-of-context quotes to claim Kamala Harris wants to raise taxes

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72% Informative

A TV ad from former President Donald Trump ’s campaign cites a quote from the New York Times .

It says Vice President Kamala Harris “is seeking to significantly raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans and large corporations” The ad has aired in the swing states of Pennsylvania , North Carolina , Georgia , Wisconsin , Arizona and Nevada .

The Tax Foundation published a preliminary analysis of Harris ’ tax proposals on Sept. 10 .

It found that her plans “would redistribute income from high earners to low earners” The bottom 60% of earners would see increases in after-tax income in 2025 , the Tax Foundation found.

The ad does accurately cite a CNBC article as saying prices have gone up 19.4% since Biden-Harris administration.

VR Score

76

Informative language

79

Neutral language

35

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

18

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