{"id":2331215,"date":"2024-08-26T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-claim-that-harris-walz-campaign-has-proposed-20-sales-tax-on-golf-related-items-is-satire\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T17:17:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T21:17:04","slug":"fact-check-claim-that-harris-walz-campaign-has-proposed-20-sales-tax-on-golf-related-items-is-satire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-claim-that-harris-walz-campaign-has-proposed-20-sales-tax-on-golf-related-items-is-satire\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Claim That Harris-Walz Campaign Has Proposed 20% Sales Tax On Golf-Related Items Is Satire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-claim-that-harris-walz-campaign-has-proposed-20-sales-tax-on-golf-related-items-is-satire%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=2331215&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--><p>A Facebook post claims that the Harris-Walz campaign \u200dis proposing a 20% sales tax on golf-related items,\u200b suggesting \u200cit is part of a \u200bplan to &#8220;tax \u200dthe \u2063wealthy.&#8221; However, this claim has been marked \u200bas\u200d false. It originated from @PGATUOR, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-donald-trump-release-this-fathers-day-statement-insulting-dick-cheney-and-ron-desantis\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Donald Trump Release This Father\u2019s Day Statement Insulting Dick Cheney And Ron DeSantis?\">satirical account<\/a> \u200don\u200b X (formerly Twitter), which released the image on August 22 and has since gone viral. \u2062There is\u200b no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">credible evidence<\/a>\u2064 to support \u2064the assertion, and neither Vice President \u200cKamala Harris nor Governor Tim Walz\u2063 has made \u200dany comments regarding such a \u200ctax \u200don their official platforms. According to a recent \u2063poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University, \u2063Harris holds \u2064a seven-point lead over former President Trump\u200d for the upcoming 2024\u2064 election,\u2063 with 50% of respondents indicating they would \u200dvote\u2063 for her.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ty.jackson.374\/posts\/pfbid02HQdmEmBjLicpa3WUKRcukRZ6LC61wbHzSxXMDWS2jTbzDrqAY6DqJ4Qpbg6sAZKVl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims the Harris-Walz campaign is purportedly proposing a 20% sales tax on golf-related items.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false and originally stems from @PGATUOR, a satirical golf account on X, the social media platform previously called Twitter. There is no evidence to support the claim.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>An August 23 poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University places Harris in a seven-point lead over 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4846433-harris-leading-trump-by-7-points-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>. According to the same poll, 50% of respondents said they&rsquo;d vote for Harris, while 43% said they&rsquo;d vote for Trump, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">outlet reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook image claims the Harris-Walz campaign is purportedly proposing a 20% sales tax on golf-related items. &ldquo;Kamala Harris and Tim Walz propose a plan to put a 20% sales tax on all golf related purchases including rounds, clubs, etc. in an effort to &lsquo;Tax the wealthy,&#8217;&rdquo; text included on the image reads. The source of the claim is listed as DBN News.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false and originally stems from @PGATUOR, a satirical golf account on X. The image was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PGATUOR\/status\/1826634924746834130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> by the account on August 22 and has garnered five million views as of writing. &ldquo;Kamala has officially lost every golfer&rsquo;s vote,&rdquo; the image&rsquo;s caption reads. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PGATUOR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">account&rsquo;s bio<\/a>, it is &ldquo;Not for Boomers or Karens&rdquo; and is the &ldquo;Golf Version of The Babylon Bee and The Onion.&rdquo; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/22\/fact-check-tim-walz-dancing-cowboy-outfit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Video Of Tim Walz Dancing In Cowboy Outfit Is Edited)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, 2024 Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris has neither referenced the claim on her <a href=\"https:\/\/kamalaharris.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold\/\" title=\"Republican Announces California Gubernatorial Run as Newsom Recall Nears Threshold\">campaign website<\/a><\/a> nor her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044293396335\/search?q=Kamala%20Harris%20and%20Tim%20Walz%20propose%20a%20plan%20to%20put%20a%2020%25%20sales%20tax%20on%20all%20golf%20related%20purchases%20including%20rounds%2C%20clubs%2C%20etc.%20in%20an%20effort%20to%20%27Tax%20the%20Wealthy.%27&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">verified<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22Kamala%20Harris%20and%20Tim%20Walz%20propose%20a%20plan%20to%20put%20a%2020%25%20sales%20tax%20on%20all%20golf%20related%20purchases%20including%20rounds%2C%20clubs%2C%20etc.%20in%20an%20effort%20to%20%27Tax%20the%20Wealthy.%27%22%20(from%3AKamalaHarris)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kamalaharris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kamalaharris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>. Her running mate, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, also <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/newsroom\/press-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has not<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22Kamala%20Harris%20and%20Tim%20Walz%20propose%20a%20plan%20to%20put%20a%2020%25%20sales%20tax%20on%20all%20golf%20related%20purchases%20including%20rounds%2C%20clubs%2C%20etc.%20in%20an%20effort%20to%20%27Tax%20the%20Wealthy.%27%22%20(from%3ATim_Walz)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">publicly commented<\/a> on the claim.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Check Your Fact did not find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=c1de23d84a16456d&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=kamala+harris+tim+walz+20%25+sales+tax+on+all+golf+related+purchases&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a5eSkyfXNgRC6a9SKsMT7FKel2oEVH7CAeL9GJLZ9zSE1b0VTwOacLkI4XgtHWeWNoh5zOuUDAXdYlDCgudMwVm8Q_C3PSXnqvYaHPM-f2C27OJHIBf2F026DrNVVK7DrYYq11uFIXF7ScJ7Y69on5hm6hl6qngG8jwgq0xGMIetYDw-cw&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjJ7eSK1JKIAxWElYkEHURHCnMQ0pQJegQICxAB&amp;biw=1610&amp;bih=869&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/a> to support the claim. Actually, the opposite is true. On August 23, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadstories.com\/hoax-alert\/2024\/08\/fact-check-kamala-harris-campaign-did-not-say-it-would-put-20-sales-tax-on-golf-products-satire-account.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lead Stories<\/a> reported the claim was false, citing the same satirical X account as its origin. Besides Lead Stories, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/kamala-harris-pushing-golf-tax-what-we-know-1943560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newsweek<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesnownews.com\/world\/us\/us-news\/kamala-harris-to-get-20-golf-tax-claims-surface-article-112720440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Times Now<\/a> also debunked the claim.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted a Harris spokesperson for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image circulating on Facebook alleges that the Harris-Walz campaign is suggesting a 20% sales tax on golf-related products. Verdict: False. This assertion is incorrect and originates from @PGATUOR, a satirical golf account on X (formerly Twitter). There is no supporting evidence for this claim. <\/p>\n<p>Fact Check: A poll conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University on August 23 shows Harris leading former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for 2024, by seven points, as reported by The Hill. The same poll indicates that 50% of participants would vote for Harris while 43% would choose Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook image states that &#8220;Kamala Harris and Tim Walz propose a plan to impose a 20% sales tax on all golf-related purchases including rounds, clubs, etc., in an effort to &#8216;Tax the wealthy.'&#8221; It cites DBN News as its source. However, this claim is false and traces back to @PGATUOR&#8217;s satirical post from August 22, which has received five million views at the time of writing. The caption humorously claims that &#8220;Kamala has officially lost every golfer\u2019s vote.&#8221; According to the account&#8217;s bio, it describes itself as \u201cNot for Boomers or Karens\u201d and likens itself to \u201cThe Golf Version of The Babylon Bee and The Onion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Vice President Kamala Harris has not mentioned this claim on her campaign website or verified social media accounts; nor has her running mate Tim Walz publicly addressed it. Additionally, Check Your Fact found no credible news sources backing this assertion. In fact, multiple outlets including Lead Stories reported it as false based on its origin from the satirical account. Newsweek and Times Now have also debunked the claim. Check Your Fact reached out to a spokesperson for Harris for further comment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2331216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166932686-scaled-e1724678294926.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[13420,38902,32870],"class_list":["post-2331215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-fact-check","tag-harris-walz-campaign","tag-satire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166932686-scaled-e1724678294926.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331215","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\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}