Fact-check: “The US has the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world”
Verdict: False (85% confidence)
The US federal statutory corporate tax rate is 21% — well below several OECD peers. France sits at 25%, Belgium at 25%, and Germany's combined rate (federal plus trade tax) runs roughly 29-30%. The claim was arguably true before the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act cut the rate from 35%, but at the current 21% federal rate it is directly contradicted by documented OECD data.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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