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 Jason Stanford dicho el Septiembre 16, 2013 en an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Wendy Davis is "the most popular politician in Texas." Stephanie Cutter dicho el Septiembre 18, 2013 en an episode of CNN's "Crossfire": "One out of 10 minimum-wage workers in the U.S. live in Texas." Rick Perry dicho el Septiembre 18, 2013 en an interview on CNN's "Crossfire": "Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage." Barry Smitherman dicho el Agosto 26, 2013 en prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life: According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married. John Currie dicho el Septiembre 9, 2013 en a guest blog post: Unemployment in Texas has risen over two percentage points with Rick Perry as governor. David Dewhurst dicho el Agosto 19, 2013 en an interview on “Conexión Texas”: "Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios." Eddie Bernice Johnson dicho el Agosto 8, 2013 en an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas." Jason Isaac dicho el Agosto 29, 2013 en a published commentary: Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature "eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8." Steve Munisteri dicho el Agosto 19, 2013 en an interview on Austin's YNN: There "are 500 registered Republicans moving" to Texas "every day." Raul Torres dicho el Agosto 27, 2013 en a campaign video: Says he would be first CPA to serve as Texas comptroller. Dan Patrick dicho el Agosto 20, 2013 en an interview: On support for Ted Cruz John Carter dicho el Agosto 31, 2013 en a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home." Texas Values dicho el Agosto 15, 2013 en an email blast: A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city. Ted Cruz dicho el Julio 30, 2013 en a Senate floor colloquy: Obamacare-caused paperwork will annually absorb 190 million hours or more--and Mount Rushmore could be built 1,547 times over "with the paperwork." Rick Perry dicho el Agosto 21, 2013 en a radio ad: "Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State." Jay Nixon dicho el Agosto 27, 2013 en a radio advertisement: Says that "unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating." Steve Stockman dicho el Agosto 19, 2013 en a letter forwarded to PolitiFact: Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a "new international gun registry." David Dewhurst dicho el Agosto 3, 2013 en a telephone call to the Allen, Texas, police department.: "I am every year the No.1 pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within Texas." Barry Smitherman dicho el Agosto 5, 2013 en a campaign video: Says he "sued Obama’s EPA seven times." Ted Cruz dicho el Agosto 12, 2013 en a radio commentary.: "According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance." George P. Bush dicho el Julio 2, 2013 en a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math." John Cornyn dicho el Agosto 8, 2013 en an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections. Wendy Davis dicho el Julio 15, 2013 en an opinion article: Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest. Jeb Hensarling dicho el Agosto 2, 2013 en a press release: Says "the acting chief of the IRS said he – and the majority of IRS employees – would rather stay with his current" health "plan than switch to Obamacare." Jim Hightower dicho el Mayo 1, 2013 en a fundraising letter.: Says the U.S. Postal Service has taken no taxpayer aid since 1971, funds operations entirely from the sale of stamps and related products and makes an "operational profit year after year." Ramey Ko dicho el Julio 25, 2013 en an Austin meeting.: Says some Austin school district classrooms lack electrical outlets. Wendy Davis dicho el Julio 29, 2013 en an email blast.: "Texas women make an average of $8,355 less per year than men doing the very same job." ForAmerica dicho el Julio 11, 2013 en a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals. Lone Star Project dicho el Julio 14, 2013 en a blog post.: Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots." Dan Patrick dicho el Junio 27, 2013 en a campaign video: Says the 2014-15 state budget "cut border security and funding to fight criminal gangs."
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Jason Stanford dicho el Septiembre 16, 2013 en an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Wendy Davis is "the most popular politician in Texas." Stephanie Cutter dicho el Septiembre 18, 2013 en an episode of CNN's "Crossfire": "One out of 10 minimum-wage workers in the U.S. live in Texas." Rick Perry dicho el Septiembre 18, 2013 en an interview on CNN's "Crossfire": "Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage." Barry Smitherman dicho el Agosto 26, 2013 en prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life: According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married. John Currie dicho el Septiembre 9, 2013 en a guest blog post: Unemployment in Texas has risen over two percentage points with Rick Perry as governor. David Dewhurst dicho el Agosto 19, 2013 en an interview on “Conexión Texas”: "Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios." Eddie Bernice Johnson dicho el Agosto 8, 2013 en an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas." Jason Isaac dicho el Agosto 29, 2013 en a published commentary: Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature "eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8." Steve Munisteri dicho el Agosto 19, 2013 en an interview on Austin's YNN: There "are 500 registered Republicans moving" to Texas "every day." Raul Torres dicho el Agosto 27, 2013 en a campaign video: Says he would be first CPA to serve as Texas comptroller. Dan Patrick dicho el Agosto 20, 2013 en an interview: On support for Ted Cruz John Carter dicho el Agosto 31, 2013 en a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home." Texas Values dicho el Agosto 15, 2013 en an email blast: A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city. Ted Cruz dicho el Julio 30, 2013 en a Senate floor colloquy: Obamacare-caused paperwork will annually absorb 190 million hours or more--and Mount Rushmore could be built 1,547 times over "with the paperwork." Rick Perry dicho el Agosto 21, 2013 en a radio ad: "Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State." Jay Nixon dicho el Agosto 27, 2013 en a radio advertisement: Says that "unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating." Steve Stockman dicho el Agosto 19, 2013 en a letter forwarded to PolitiFact: Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a "new international gun registry." David Dewhurst dicho el Agosto 3, 2013 en a telephone call to the Allen, Texas, police department.: "I am every year the No.1 pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within Texas." Barry Smitherman dicho el Agosto 5, 2013 en a campaign video: Says he "sued Obama’s EPA seven times." Ted Cruz dicho el Agosto 12, 2013 en a radio commentary.: "According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance." George P. Bush dicho el Julio 2, 2013 en a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math." John Cornyn dicho el Agosto 8, 2013 en an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections. Wendy Davis dicho el Julio 15, 2013 en an opinion article: Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest. Jeb Hensarling dicho el Agosto 2, 2013 en a press release: Says "the acting chief of the IRS said he – and the majority of IRS employees – would rather stay with his current" health "plan than switch to Obamacare." Jim Hightower dicho el Mayo 1, 2013 en a fundraising letter.: Says the U.S. Postal Service has taken no taxpayer aid since 1971, funds operations entirely from the sale of stamps and related products and makes an "operational profit year after year." Ramey Ko dicho el Julio 25, 2013 en an Austin meeting.: Says some Austin school district classrooms lack electrical outlets. Wendy Davis dicho el Julio 29, 2013 en an email blast.: "Texas women make an average of $8,355 less per year than men doing the very same job." ForAmerica dicho el Julio 11, 2013 en a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals. Lone Star Project dicho el Julio 14, 2013 en a blog post.: Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots." Dan Patrick dicho el Junio 27, 2013 en a campaign video: Says the 2014-15 state budget "cut border security and funding to fight criminal gangs."
Jason Stanford dicho el Septiembre 16, 2013 en an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Wendy Davis is "the most popular politician in Texas."
Stephanie Cutter dicho el Septiembre 18, 2013 en an episode of CNN's "Crossfire": "One out of 10 minimum-wage workers in the U.S. live in Texas."
Rick Perry dicho el Septiembre 18, 2013 en an interview on CNN's "Crossfire": "Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage."
Barry Smitherman dicho el Agosto 26, 2013 en prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life: According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married.
John Currie dicho el Septiembre 9, 2013 en a guest blog post: Unemployment in Texas has risen over two percentage points with Rick Perry as governor.
David Dewhurst dicho el Agosto 19, 2013 en an interview on “Conexión Texas”: "Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios."
Eddie Bernice Johnson dicho el Agosto 8, 2013 en an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas."
Jason Isaac dicho el Agosto 29, 2013 en a published commentary: Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature "eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8."
Steve Munisteri dicho el Agosto 19, 2013 en an interview on Austin's YNN: There "are 500 registered Republicans moving" to Texas "every day."
Raul Torres dicho el Agosto 27, 2013 en a campaign video: Says he would be first CPA to serve as Texas comptroller.
John Carter dicho el Agosto 31, 2013 en a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home."
Texas Values dicho el Agosto 15, 2013 en an email blast: A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city.
Ted Cruz dicho el Julio 30, 2013 en a Senate floor colloquy: Obamacare-caused paperwork will annually absorb 190 million hours or more--and Mount Rushmore could be built 1,547 times over "with the paperwork."
Rick Perry dicho el Agosto 21, 2013 en a radio ad: "Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State."
Jay Nixon dicho el Agosto 27, 2013 en a radio advertisement: Says that "unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating."
Steve Stockman dicho el Agosto 19, 2013 en a letter forwarded to PolitiFact: Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a "new international gun registry."
David Dewhurst dicho el Agosto 3, 2013 en a telephone call to the Allen, Texas, police department.: "I am every year the No.1 pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within Texas."
Barry Smitherman dicho el Agosto 5, 2013 en a campaign video: Says he "sued Obama’s EPA seven times."
Ted Cruz dicho el Agosto 12, 2013 en a radio commentary.: "According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance."
George P. Bush dicho el Julio 2, 2013 en a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math."
John Cornyn dicho el Agosto 8, 2013 en an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections.
Wendy Davis dicho el Julio 15, 2013 en an opinion article: Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest.
Jeb Hensarling dicho el Agosto 2, 2013 en a press release: Says "the acting chief of the IRS said he – and the majority of IRS employees – would rather stay with his current" health "plan than switch to Obamacare."
Jim Hightower dicho el Mayo 1, 2013 en a fundraising letter.: Says the U.S. Postal Service has taken no taxpayer aid since 1971, funds operations entirely from the sale of stamps and related products and makes an "operational profit year after year."
Ramey Ko dicho el Julio 25, 2013 en an Austin meeting.: Says some Austin school district classrooms lack electrical outlets.
Wendy Davis dicho el Julio 29, 2013 en an email blast.: "Texas women make an average of $8,355 less per year than men doing the very same job."
ForAmerica dicho el Julio 11, 2013 en a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals.
Lone Star Project dicho el Julio 14, 2013 en a blog post.: Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots."
Dan Patrick dicho el Junio 27, 2013 en a campaign video: Says the 2014-15 state budget "cut border security and funding to fight criminal gangs."
