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Posts Mislead on Legal Basis for Paying Federal Income Taxes
Quick Take The U.S. Constitution established Congress’ right to impose federal income taxes, and the Internal Revenue Service administers the laws that require payment of taxes. Yet social media posts falsely claim there is no law that requires U.S. residents to pay taxes. Full Story When it was ratified in 1788, the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the power to establish and collect taxes in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1. It says, “The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall…
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Image of car crash victim used in false posts across US Facebook groups
Fb users in the US and elsewhere have shared the photograph of a female in a hospital bed with claims that she was brutally mugged and authorities essential aid to detect her. But the story is phony: the lady survived a auto accident in 2016, in which the driver was killed. The incident was covered by significant US media retailers. The victim’s road to recovery was nicely-documented on social media a yr right after the crash, she recorded a Facebook Are living to thank her supporters. AFP Point Check out has previously drawn focus to the pattern of sensationalist or panic-inducing posts currently being distribute in US groups to improve…
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