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Claimant: Social Media
Claim: Immigrants living in the United States illegally paid more taxes than Amazon, General Motors, IBM and Netflix combined.
Rating: MOSTLY TRUE
Explanation: A 2024 Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy study estimated that undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in total taxes in 2022, including approximately $7 billion in income taxes. Amazon, General Motors, IBM and Netflix reported paying about $4.2 billion in combined income taxes that year. However, newer social media posts describing the figures as occurring “last year” reuse data from 2022.
Date: 07/21/2026
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Last Updated on July 21, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check