{"id":1434180,"date":"2022-04-12T21:14:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T01:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1434180"},"modified":"2022-04-12T21:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T01:14:55","slug":"fact-check-did-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-propose-a-bill-to-tax-white-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-propose-a-bill-to-tax-white-people\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Propose A Bill To Tax White People?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-propose-a-bill-to-tax-white-people%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1434180&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p><span>An image <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=10220961970899132&#038;set=bc.AbrgGdWkg2DDy90ZNWnmiWQ09EnneFu0b_O6Czv6X3zBSPPYVgf7GPgGIK2JZQEiEtNPE7gwrD2hwmMoW50fmdYT1p-6dNcZg4pjrKZZuL7wT0YhFdGnmXYDddJwzXvoe0pFmSauxvfasxxFM1DDniP1mui_-rGAv9G2tdUiPsTBJjqcrIjkv93rzXH5e4N7pWQSdtftF1XVoIgMOcExB7D5&#038;opaqueCursor=Abo5EewmESwiRVZvNRAz6aVob4ugvEtzrkgPkajBAx9ANcKj3_qNv_v2ENU8-ZjcAYrW4ABLqyI9h9vF1LOZvdxwjJx-1JT9_sJbWi1S3F5GnNUIJmYIN5aQ9zUG3A3MrQHhzAEqo64MoWZUqdIz0ywrp_hjtBy95DXtpe4oCmmnPFNiFGz7lv4h28sxhVibsw6f64tteJcDQVukip-XbNfkkdH3oJW5MCOF9hh636miLDMWS709BZ3Jw5WPe0Z_l880eeBH69clnvfI082gDk5GorWIgbvc-yWoDoPRwUfJiqVkIcCc7oKQ3c6MBXpHThtdha8E5J5VsQgiewfTkRI0xE2uqxAZMSG2x8OZtPsTUNqHPK5C6OuHbib1OsaUyOzcBqC2idBBeSy2tV-9QAbW4x01Hsick-e5d1fJdLv3xGtcOKIVaWMUyByXh7W9qf0xq1mRAcOT1AvV82f-I9BBkoHFU-bo6svgXS7T2jmjThpMI6MmqKripsWIu8Tn9OwibiqqptPp9iF1m-mVz0Kd0GUaZXCg6nvQsWoa-Kxne42Kwzk4aYec8_02O5-L8w6WxtB79lElykZwije-VoC2HwOtpAECOMP_W4bw5vkxtoPCQQRaFTRn9ggvaSx1bq0\"><span>shared on Facebook<\/span><\/a><span> claims Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed a bill to \u201cadd a 10% tax for white people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There is no record of Ocasio-Cortez proposing such a bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ocaso-Cortez is often the <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/03\/30\/fact-check-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-homeless-people-pay-mortgage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subject<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2018\/07\/01\/fact-check-illegal-immigration-criminalized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/11\/08\/fact-check-aoc-natural-food-redefined\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">misinformation<\/a>. The most recent example appears to be a viral claim that alleges she proposed a bill to tax white people. The image features a photo of the congresswoman along with text that reads, \u201c<strong><span>AOC proposed a bill to add a 10% tax for white people.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>There is no record of any recent bill calling for a tax based on race. Check Your Fact searched an archive of Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/member\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/O000172?q=%7B%22sponsorship%22%3A%22sponsored%22%2C%22search%22%3A%5B%22White%20People%20Tax%22%5D%2C%22within%22%3A%5B%22White%20People%20Tax%22%5D%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proposed legislation<\/a> but found nothing resembling the alleged \u201ctax for white people.\u201d No such language <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/search?q=%7B%22congress%22%3A%5B%22117%22%5D%2C%22source%22%3A%22all%22%2C%22search%22%3A%22White%20People%20Tax%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appears<\/a> in any of the legislation proposed during the 2021-2022 congressional session.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There are likewise no statements about the purported bill on Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044177872343\/search\/?q=10%25%20tax%20white%20people\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=white%20people%20tax%2010%25%20(from%3AAOC)&#038;src=typed_query\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=aoc+instagram&#038;oq=aoc+instagram&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57.1690j0j4&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>. If such a tax had been proposed it likely would have garnered media coverage, yet there are no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Alexandria+Ocasio-Cortez+White+People+Tax&#038;oq=Alexandria+Ocasio-Cortez+White+People+Tax&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61l2.10682j0j4&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible news reports<\/a> about it. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/07\/07\/fact-check-no-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-tweet-olympic-qualification-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Did Not Send This Tweet About Olympic Qualification Rules)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact has debunked <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/search\/?q=Ocasio-Cortez#gsc.tab=0&#038;gsc.q=Ocasio-Cortez&#038;gsc.sort=date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">numerous<\/a> false claims about Ocasio-Cortez. In February, <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/02\/26\/fact-check-ocasio-cortez-grocery-truck-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check Your Fact<\/a> <\/span><span>debunked a viral Facebook post that falsely alleged the lawmaker once said, \u201cI don\u2019t need truckers. I get my food at the grocery store.\u201d The alleged quote originated with a satirical website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact reached out to the congresswoman\u2019s office and will update this piece accordingly if a response is received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed a bill to \u201cadd a 10% tax for white people.\u201dVerdict: False There is no record of Ocasio-Cortez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1434180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1434180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1434180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1434180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1434180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}