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2023-03-13 18:55:08 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Writer claims “@propublica reports Yass avoided $1 billion in taxes last year by giving to campaigns and election deniers,” but ProPublica, in their report on Yass’s tax minimization strategies, does not say this. Political campaign donations are not tax-deductible in any case. https://www.propublica.org/article/jeff-yass-susquehanna-tiktok-tax-avoidance

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• Writer claims “@propublica reports Yass avoided $1 billion in taxes last year by giving to campaigns and election deniers,” but ProPublica, in their report on Yass’s tax minimization strategies, does not say this. Political campaign donations are not tax-deductible in any case. https://www.propublica.org/article/jeff-yass-susquehanna-tiktok-tax-avoidance