Fact-check: “The US has the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world”
Verdict: False (82% confidence)
The US federal statutory corporate tax rate has been 21% since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and multiple authoritative sources place it well below the top of OECD statutory rates. Countries like Portugal, Germany, France, Australia, and Mexico have statutory rates at or above 25-30%, meaning the US does not hold the top spot. Even on a combined federal-plus-state basis (roughly 25-26%), the US ranks high but not first among developed nations. The claim is false as stated for the post-TCJA…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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