Latest Fact-checks by W. Gardner Selby Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Paul Stekler stated on January 24, 2015 in an oped column: Louisiana’s film incentives program is so big "they actually shot an upcoming film initially titled ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ in New Orleans!" Molly White stated on February 3, 2015 in an online statement: The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders. John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: More "than 80 percent of sex trafficking victims in America are U.S. citizens." Democratic National Committee stated on January 15, 2015 in an email blast: "College tuition rates in Texas jumped by 55% since 2003." Rick Perry stated on January 26, 2015 in a breakfast talk in Iowa: The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored." John Cornyn stated on January 20, 2015 in a post on his U.S. Senate website: The Texas leg of the Keystone pipeline "has already created 4,800 jobs in just the year it's been up and running." Democratic National Committee stated on January 15, 2015 in an email blast: Since Rick Perry became governor, "poverty rates in Texas increased from 15.1% to 17.5% — which is higher than the national average." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs." Rick Perry stated on January 9, 2015 in Texas Public Policy Foundation policy orientation: "I belong to the AFL-CIO." Glenn Hegar stated on January 2, 2015 in speaking to reporters: The "average taxpayer will see the equivalent of a 2 percent pay raise as a result of low fuel prices." Jerry Jones stated on January 9, 2015 in an interview with ESPN aired Jan. 9, 2015: The cheerleaders for the Dallas Cowboys have "entertained more troops in the world than Bob Hope." Chuck Todd stated on December 7, 2014 in an interview of Greg Abbott, Texas governor-elect: "There have been some estimates that if you deported everybody who is in Texas illegally," it "would create an economic recession for the state." Kevin Brady stated on December 17, 2014 in a press release: "Texas families have kept more than $10 billion in their family budgets since we successfully fought to restore Texas' sales tax deduction a decade ago." Pete Gallego stated on December 10, 2014 in his farewell U.S. House speech: "This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation." Wallace Hall stated on December 6, 2014 in a speech: Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said, ‘I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from a tree.’ Steve Adler stated on December 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors." Texas Right to Life stated on December 5, 2014 in an email blast: University of Texas students "signed a petition seeking the legal right to abort newborn babies up to five-years-old." Progress for Austin PAC stated on December 3, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "Mike Martinez cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid facing possible jail time and stuck us with his $24,657.50 legal bill." Michael McCaul stated on December 2, 2014 in a committee hearing: President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration. Bryant Gumbel stated on July 21, 2014 in an episode of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "A golf course closes somewhere in America every 48 hours." Jim Skaggs stated on November 5, 2014 in as quoted in a news story: Austin is "burdened by the fastest-growing tax increases of any major city in the nation." Brad Rockwell stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer." Mike Martinez stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall." Mike Martinez stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference: Austin mayoral candidate "Steve Adler admitted his law firm worked with Koch Industries for nearly a decade." Lynda Rife stated on November 4, 2014 in as quoted in a news story: 110 people a day move to Austin. Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony." Lloyd Doggett stated on October 25, 2014 in a Let's Go Austin mailer: "The Austin Tea Party and an ultra-conservative millionaire are behind the" campaign against the city’s light-rail proposition. Citizens Against Rail Taxes stated on October 8, 2014 in a radio ad: None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects "will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways." Sheryl Cole stated on October 15, 2014 in a "Ballot Boxing" candidate forum: "This year," the Austin City Council "granted a small homestead" property tax "exemption of $5,000... applied equally to everyone. And we also granted an exemption for the elderly and the disabled members of the community."
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Paul Stekler stated on January 24, 2015 in an oped column: Louisiana’s film incentives program is so big "they actually shot an upcoming film initially titled ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ in New Orleans!" Molly White stated on February 3, 2015 in an online statement: The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders. John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: More "than 80 percent of sex trafficking victims in America are U.S. citizens." Democratic National Committee stated on January 15, 2015 in an email blast: "College tuition rates in Texas jumped by 55% since 2003." Rick Perry stated on January 26, 2015 in a breakfast talk in Iowa: The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored." John Cornyn stated on January 20, 2015 in a post on his U.S. Senate website: The Texas leg of the Keystone pipeline "has already created 4,800 jobs in just the year it's been up and running." Democratic National Committee stated on January 15, 2015 in an email blast: Since Rick Perry became governor, "poverty rates in Texas increased from 15.1% to 17.5% — which is higher than the national average." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs." Rick Perry stated on January 9, 2015 in Texas Public Policy Foundation policy orientation: "I belong to the AFL-CIO." Glenn Hegar stated on January 2, 2015 in speaking to reporters: The "average taxpayer will see the equivalent of a 2 percent pay raise as a result of low fuel prices." Jerry Jones stated on January 9, 2015 in an interview with ESPN aired Jan. 9, 2015: The cheerleaders for the Dallas Cowboys have "entertained more troops in the world than Bob Hope." Chuck Todd stated on December 7, 2014 in an interview of Greg Abbott, Texas governor-elect: "There have been some estimates that if you deported everybody who is in Texas illegally," it "would create an economic recession for the state." Kevin Brady stated on December 17, 2014 in a press release: "Texas families have kept more than $10 billion in their family budgets since we successfully fought to restore Texas' sales tax deduction a decade ago." Pete Gallego stated on December 10, 2014 in his farewell U.S. House speech: "This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation." Wallace Hall stated on December 6, 2014 in a speech: Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said, ‘I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from a tree.’ Steve Adler stated on December 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors." Texas Right to Life stated on December 5, 2014 in an email blast: University of Texas students "signed a petition seeking the legal right to abort newborn babies up to five-years-old." Progress for Austin PAC stated on December 3, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "Mike Martinez cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid facing possible jail time and stuck us with his $24,657.50 legal bill." Michael McCaul stated on December 2, 2014 in a committee hearing: President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration. Bryant Gumbel stated on July 21, 2014 in an episode of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "A golf course closes somewhere in America every 48 hours." Jim Skaggs stated on November 5, 2014 in as quoted in a news story: Austin is "burdened by the fastest-growing tax increases of any major city in the nation." Brad Rockwell stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer." Mike Martinez stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall." Mike Martinez stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference: Austin mayoral candidate "Steve Adler admitted his law firm worked with Koch Industries for nearly a decade." Lynda Rife stated on November 4, 2014 in as quoted in a news story: 110 people a day move to Austin. Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony." Lloyd Doggett stated on October 25, 2014 in a Let's Go Austin mailer: "The Austin Tea Party and an ultra-conservative millionaire are behind the" campaign against the city’s light-rail proposition. Citizens Against Rail Taxes stated on October 8, 2014 in a radio ad: None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects "will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways." Sheryl Cole stated on October 15, 2014 in a "Ballot Boxing" candidate forum: "This year," the Austin City Council "granted a small homestead" property tax "exemption of $5,000... applied equally to everyone. And we also granted an exemption for the elderly and the disabled members of the community."
Paul Stekler stated on January 24, 2015 in an oped column: Louisiana’s film incentives program is so big "they actually shot an upcoming film initially titled ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ in New Orleans!"
Molly White stated on February 3, 2015 in an online statement: The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates."
Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders.
John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: More "than 80 percent of sex trafficking victims in America are U.S. citizens."
Democratic National Committee stated on January 15, 2015 in an email blast: "College tuition rates in Texas jumped by 55% since 2003."
Rick Perry stated on January 26, 2015 in a breakfast talk in Iowa: The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored."
John Cornyn stated on January 20, 2015 in a post on his U.S. Senate website: The Texas leg of the Keystone pipeline "has already created 4,800 jobs in just the year it's been up and running."
Democratic National Committee stated on January 15, 2015 in an email blast: Since Rick Perry became governor, "poverty rates in Texas increased from 15.1% to 17.5% — which is higher than the national average."
Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs."
Rick Perry stated on January 9, 2015 in Texas Public Policy Foundation policy orientation: "I belong to the AFL-CIO."
Glenn Hegar stated on January 2, 2015 in speaking to reporters: The "average taxpayer will see the equivalent of a 2 percent pay raise as a result of low fuel prices."
Jerry Jones stated on January 9, 2015 in an interview with ESPN aired Jan. 9, 2015: The cheerleaders for the Dallas Cowboys have "entertained more troops in the world than Bob Hope."
Chuck Todd stated on December 7, 2014 in an interview of Greg Abbott, Texas governor-elect: "There have been some estimates that if you deported everybody who is in Texas illegally," it "would create an economic recession for the state."
Kevin Brady stated on December 17, 2014 in a press release: "Texas families have kept more than $10 billion in their family budgets since we successfully fought to restore Texas' sales tax deduction a decade ago."
Pete Gallego stated on December 10, 2014 in his farewell U.S. House speech: "This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation."
Wallace Hall stated on December 6, 2014 in a speech: Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said, ‘I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from a tree.’
Steve Adler stated on December 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors."
Texas Right to Life stated on December 5, 2014 in an email blast: University of Texas students "signed a petition seeking the legal right to abort newborn babies up to five-years-old."
Progress for Austin PAC stated on December 3, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "Mike Martinez cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid facing possible jail time and stuck us with his $24,657.50 legal bill."
Michael McCaul stated on December 2, 2014 in a committee hearing: President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration.
Bryant Gumbel stated on July 21, 2014 in an episode of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "A golf course closes somewhere in America every 48 hours."
Jim Skaggs stated on November 5, 2014 in as quoted in a news story: Austin is "burdened by the fastest-growing tax increases of any major city in the nation."
Brad Rockwell stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer."
Mike Martinez stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall."
Mike Martinez stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference: Austin mayoral candidate "Steve Adler admitted his law firm worked with Koch Industries for nearly a decade."
Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony."
Lloyd Doggett stated on October 25, 2014 in a Let's Go Austin mailer: "The Austin Tea Party and an ultra-conservative millionaire are behind the" campaign against the city’s light-rail proposition.
Citizens Against Rail Taxes stated on October 8, 2014 in a radio ad: None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects "will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways."
Sheryl Cole stated on October 15, 2014 in a "Ballot Boxing" candidate forum: "This year," the Austin City Council "granted a small homestead" property tax "exemption of $5,000... applied equally to everyone. And we also granted an exemption for the elderly and the disabled members of the community."
