Latest 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 Facebook posts stated on May 2, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.” Greg Abbott stated on April 5, 2023 in a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.” Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.” Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech: "Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor." Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Energy costs are the highest in 15 years." Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet: Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.” Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely." Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984." Kevin Brady stated on December 8, 2022 in a statement: Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.” Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in a post: Footage shows Dallas pollbooks fraudulently “adding hundreds of voters in real time as the poll was being closed.” Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: “Many elections in Bexar are being called with 0% of precincts reporting! I smell MAJOR FRAUD!” Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged. Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in a video: Video suggests GOP voters denied access in general election. Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2022 in 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 stated on August 31, 2022 in 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 stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions." Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in 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 stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half." Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.” Viral image stated on July 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.” Beto O'Rourke stated on May 29, 2022 in 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 stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet: Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall. Lauren Boebert stated on July 11, 2022 in a podcast: U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.” Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio. Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas. Instagram posts stated on May 7, 2022 in an Instagram post: A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion. Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2022 in a tweet: "The impact of President Biden being beholden to the Green New Deal radicals in his party has electricity costs through the roof in Texas." Greg Abbott stated on May 25, 2022 in 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." Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a video on Instagram: Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag. Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.”
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Facebook posts stated on May 2, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.” Greg Abbott stated on April 5, 2023 in a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.” Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.” Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech: "Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor." Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Energy costs are the highest in 15 years." Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet: Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.” Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely." Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984." Kevin Brady stated on December 8, 2022 in a statement: Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.” Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in a post: Footage shows Dallas pollbooks fraudulently “adding hundreds of voters in real time as the poll was being closed.” Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: “Many elections in Bexar are being called with 0% of precincts reporting! I smell MAJOR FRAUD!” Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged. Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in a video: Video suggests GOP voters denied access in general election. Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2022 in 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 stated on August 31, 2022 in 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 stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions." Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in 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 stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half." Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.” Viral image stated on July 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.” Beto O'Rourke stated on May 29, 2022 in 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 stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet: Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall. Lauren Boebert stated on July 11, 2022 in a podcast: U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.” Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio. Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas. Instagram posts stated on May 7, 2022 in an Instagram post: A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion. Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2022 in a tweet: "The impact of President Biden being beholden to the Green New Deal radicals in his party has electricity costs through the roof in Texas." Greg Abbott stated on May 25, 2022 in 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." Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a video on Instagram: Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag. Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.”
Facebook posts stated on May 2, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.”
Greg Abbott stated on April 5, 2023 in a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.”
Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.”
Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech: "Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet: Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”
Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely."
Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984."
Kevin Brady stated on December 8, 2022 in a statement: Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.”
Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in a post: Footage shows Dallas pollbooks fraudulently “adding hundreds of voters in real time as the poll was being closed.”
Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: “Many elections in Bexar are being called with 0% of precincts reporting! I smell MAJOR FRAUD!”
Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged.
Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in a video: Video suggests GOP voters denied access in general election.
Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2022 in 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 stated on August 31, 2022 in 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 stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions."
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in 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 stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half."
Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.”
Viral image stated on July 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.”
Beto O'Rourke stated on May 29, 2022 in 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 stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet: Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall.
Lauren Boebert stated on July 11, 2022 in a podcast: U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.”
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio.
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas.
Instagram posts stated on May 7, 2022 in an Instagram post: A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion.
Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2022 in a tweet: "The impact of President Biden being beholden to the Green New Deal radicals in his party has electricity costs through the roof in Texas."
Greg Abbott stated on May 25, 2022 in 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."
Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a video on Instagram: Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag.
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.”
