Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Texas 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 Michael McCaul dicho el Junio 30, 2024 en an interview: “(Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro) Mayorkas said, ‘Hey you don’t have to detain aggravated felons,’ those are rapists, child predators, you know, murderers.” Ted Cruz dicho el Mayo 17, 2023 en a speech at the Hudson Institute: Barack Obama said that Iran has a “right” to nuclear technology, including weapons. Gavin Newsom dicho el Mayo 7, 2023 en a tweet: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.” Facebook posts dicho el Octubre 2, 2022 en a Facebook post: In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name. Greg Abbott dicho el Agosto 31, 2022 en a campaign event: Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR.” Facebook posts dicho el Agosto 14, 2022 en a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions." Facebook posts dicho el Agosto 11, 2022 en Facebook post: “With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.” Beto O'Rourke dicho el Mayo 29, 2022 en a tweet: "38,000 Texans had their license to carry denied, revoked, or suspended over the last five years because law enforcement deemed them too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public. But thanks to Greg Abbott's new law, they don't need a license to carry anymore." Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 25, 2022 en a press conference: "We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis." Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 12, 2022 en a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.” Don Huffines dicho el Febrero 12, 2022 en an ad: “Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, Texas is putting taxpayer dollars into Chinese companies.” Facebook posts dicho el Septiembre 20, 2021 en a Facebook post: Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area. Ken Paxton dicho el Agosto 7, 2021 en an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S. X posts dicho el Mayo 30, 2021 en a Twitter post: “Police budgets are at their highest they've ever been, there hasn’t actually been any defunding the police.” Institute for Energy Research dicho el Abril 16, 2021 en an article: “Conventional generators are very thin right now because Texas has gone to so many renewables.” Greg Abbott dicho el Marzo 3, 2021 en a tweet: “The Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities.” Viral image dicho el Febrero 17, 2021 en a Facebook post: “Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.” Ted Cruz dicho el Enero 9, 2021 en a tweet: Said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her allies “blocked a resolution condemning anti-Semitism — which I passed unanimously in the Senate.” Greg Abbott dicho el Octubre 1, 2020 en a tweet: Says “Property crime rising in Austin. This is the kind of thing that happens when cities defund and deemphasize police. Residents are left to fend for themselves.” Facebook posts dicho el Septiembre 11, 2020 en a Facebook post: “Houston Texans coming out for the Black National Anthem then going into the locker room for THE REAL NATIONAL ANTHEM is DISGRACEFUL.” Viral image dicho el Junio 26, 2020 en a Facebook post: A patient discharge document proves that “The WHO and CDC do NOT recommend that healthy people wear masks.” Dan Patrick dicho el Mayo 24, 2020 en an interview: Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.” Facebook posts dicho el Junio 1, 2020 en a Facebook post: “A declaration of disaster, has been issued for the state of Texas. House Bill 1177 Allows any Texan who can legally own a firearm to carry their handgun, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.” Gary Kelly dicho el Mayo 3, 2020 en an interview on CBS: Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.” Hillary Clinton dicho el Marzo 4, 2020 en an interview: Says at polling places in Texas on Super Tuesday “the Republican side gets 25 machines, the Democratic side gets 5 machines. People were literally standing in line for seven hours.” Michael McCaul dicho el Diciembre 11, 2019 en a tweet: "80% of children born in developing countries die of cancer each year." Todd Starnes dicho el Octubre 29, 2019 en a blog post: The Austin Independent School District board voted to mandate "a pornographic sex education policy that includes instruction on anal sex and how to place a condom on an erect penis." Cindi Castilla dicho el Octubre 30, 2019 en a press conference: Texas lawmakers "left children able to be sterilized and mutilated at any point in their life" by failing to adopt a law prohibiting minors from undergoing medical or surgical gender transitions. Kevin Brady dicho el Octubre 7, 2019 en a tweet: Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades." Drunk History dicho el Julio 2, 2019 en an episode: Says the late Lady Bird Johnson sicced the CIA on actress and singer Eartha Kitt after Kitt spoke out against the Vietnam War during a White House luncheon in January 1968.
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Michael McCaul dicho el Junio 30, 2024 en an interview: “(Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro) Mayorkas said, ‘Hey you don’t have to detain aggravated felons,’ those are rapists, child predators, you know, murderers.” Ted Cruz dicho el Mayo 17, 2023 en a speech at the Hudson Institute: Barack Obama said that Iran has a “right” to nuclear technology, including weapons. Gavin Newsom dicho el Mayo 7, 2023 en a tweet: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.” Facebook posts dicho el Octubre 2, 2022 en a Facebook post: In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name. Greg Abbott dicho el Agosto 31, 2022 en a campaign event: Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR.” Facebook posts dicho el Agosto 14, 2022 en a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions." Facebook posts dicho el Agosto 11, 2022 en Facebook post: “With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.” Beto O'Rourke dicho el Mayo 29, 2022 en a tweet: "38,000 Texans had their license to carry denied, revoked, or suspended over the last five years because law enforcement deemed them too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public. But thanks to Greg Abbott's new law, they don't need a license to carry anymore." Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 25, 2022 en a press conference: "We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis." Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 12, 2022 en a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.” Don Huffines dicho el Febrero 12, 2022 en an ad: “Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, Texas is putting taxpayer dollars into Chinese companies.” Facebook posts dicho el Septiembre 20, 2021 en a Facebook post: Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area. Ken Paxton dicho el Agosto 7, 2021 en an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S. X posts dicho el Mayo 30, 2021 en a Twitter post: “Police budgets are at their highest they've ever been, there hasn’t actually been any defunding the police.” Institute for Energy Research dicho el Abril 16, 2021 en an article: “Conventional generators are very thin right now because Texas has gone to so many renewables.” Greg Abbott dicho el Marzo 3, 2021 en a tweet: “The Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities.” Viral image dicho el Febrero 17, 2021 en a Facebook post: “Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.” Ted Cruz dicho el Enero 9, 2021 en a tweet: Said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her allies “blocked a resolution condemning anti-Semitism — which I passed unanimously in the Senate.” Greg Abbott dicho el Octubre 1, 2020 en a tweet: Says “Property crime rising in Austin. This is the kind of thing that happens when cities defund and deemphasize police. Residents are left to fend for themselves.” Facebook posts dicho el Septiembre 11, 2020 en a Facebook post: “Houston Texans coming out for the Black National Anthem then going into the locker room for THE REAL NATIONAL ANTHEM is DISGRACEFUL.” Viral image dicho el Junio 26, 2020 en a Facebook post: A patient discharge document proves that “The WHO and CDC do NOT recommend that healthy people wear masks.” Dan Patrick dicho el Mayo 24, 2020 en an interview: Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.” Facebook posts dicho el Junio 1, 2020 en a Facebook post: “A declaration of disaster, has been issued for the state of Texas. House Bill 1177 Allows any Texan who can legally own a firearm to carry their handgun, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.” Gary Kelly dicho el Mayo 3, 2020 en an interview on CBS: Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.” Hillary Clinton dicho el Marzo 4, 2020 en an interview: Says at polling places in Texas on Super Tuesday “the Republican side gets 25 machines, the Democratic side gets 5 machines. People were literally standing in line for seven hours.” Michael McCaul dicho el Diciembre 11, 2019 en a tweet: "80% of children born in developing countries die of cancer each year." Todd Starnes dicho el Octubre 29, 2019 en a blog post: The Austin Independent School District board voted to mandate "a pornographic sex education policy that includes instruction on anal sex and how to place a condom on an erect penis." Cindi Castilla dicho el Octubre 30, 2019 en a press conference: Texas lawmakers "left children able to be sterilized and mutilated at any point in their life" by failing to adopt a law prohibiting minors from undergoing medical or surgical gender transitions. Kevin Brady dicho el Octubre 7, 2019 en a tweet: Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades." Drunk History dicho el Julio 2, 2019 en an episode: Says the late Lady Bird Johnson sicced the CIA on actress and singer Eartha Kitt after Kitt spoke out against the Vietnam War during a White House luncheon in January 1968.
Michael McCaul dicho el Junio 30, 2024 en an interview: “(Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro) Mayorkas said, ‘Hey you don’t have to detain aggravated felons,’ those are rapists, child predators, you know, murderers.”
Ted Cruz dicho el Mayo 17, 2023 en a speech at the Hudson Institute: Barack Obama said that Iran has a “right” to nuclear technology, including weapons.
Gavin Newsom dicho el Mayo 7, 2023 en a tweet: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”
Facebook posts dicho el Octubre 2, 2022 en a Facebook post: In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name.
Greg Abbott dicho el Agosto 31, 2022 en a campaign event: Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR.”
Facebook posts dicho el Agosto 14, 2022 en a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions."
Facebook posts dicho el Agosto 11, 2022 en Facebook post: “With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.”
Beto O'Rourke dicho el Mayo 29, 2022 en a tweet: "38,000 Texans had their license to carry denied, revoked, or suspended over the last five years because law enforcement deemed them too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public. But thanks to Greg Abbott's new law, they don't need a license to carry anymore."
Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 25, 2022 en a press conference: "We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis."
Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 12, 2022 en a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.”
Don Huffines dicho el Febrero 12, 2022 en an ad: “Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, Texas is putting taxpayer dollars into Chinese companies.”
Facebook posts dicho el Septiembre 20, 2021 en a Facebook post: Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area.
Ken Paxton dicho el Agosto 7, 2021 en an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.
X posts dicho el Mayo 30, 2021 en a Twitter post: “Police budgets are at their highest they've ever been, there hasn’t actually been any defunding the police.”
Institute for Energy Research dicho el Abril 16, 2021 en an article: “Conventional generators are very thin right now because Texas has gone to so many renewables.”
Greg Abbott dicho el Marzo 3, 2021 en a tweet: “The Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities.”
Viral image dicho el Febrero 17, 2021 en a Facebook post: “Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.”
Ted Cruz dicho el Enero 9, 2021 en a tweet: Said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her allies “blocked a resolution condemning anti-Semitism — which I passed unanimously in the Senate.”
Greg Abbott dicho el Octubre 1, 2020 en a tweet: Says “Property crime rising in Austin. This is the kind of thing that happens when cities defund and deemphasize police. Residents are left to fend for themselves.”
Facebook posts dicho el Septiembre 11, 2020 en a Facebook post: “Houston Texans coming out for the Black National Anthem then going into the locker room for THE REAL NATIONAL ANTHEM is DISGRACEFUL.”
Viral image dicho el Junio 26, 2020 en a Facebook post: A patient discharge document proves that “The WHO and CDC do NOT recommend that healthy people wear masks.”
Dan Patrick dicho el Mayo 24, 2020 en an interview: Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.”
Facebook posts dicho el Junio 1, 2020 en a Facebook post: “A declaration of disaster, has been issued for the state of Texas. House Bill 1177 Allows any Texan who can legally own a firearm to carry their handgun, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.”
Gary Kelly dicho el Mayo 3, 2020 en an interview on CBS: Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.”
Hillary Clinton dicho el Marzo 4, 2020 en an interview: Says at polling places in Texas on Super Tuesday “the Republican side gets 25 machines, the Democratic side gets 5 machines. People were literally standing in line for seven hours.”
Michael McCaul dicho el Diciembre 11, 2019 en a tweet: "80% of children born in developing countries die of cancer each year."
Todd Starnes dicho el Octubre 29, 2019 en a blog post: The Austin Independent School District board voted to mandate "a pornographic sex education policy that includes instruction on anal sex and how to place a condom on an erect penis."
Cindi Castilla dicho el Octubre 30, 2019 en a press conference: Texas lawmakers "left children able to be sterilized and mutilated at any point in their life" by failing to adopt a law prohibiting minors from undergoing medical or surgical gender transitions.
Kevin Brady dicho el Octubre 7, 2019 en a tweet: Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades."
Drunk History dicho el Julio 2, 2019 en an episode: Says the late Lady Bird Johnson sicced the CIA on actress and singer Eartha Kitt after Kitt spoke out against the Vietnam War during a White House luncheon in January 1968.
