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 Troy Nehls stated on February 9, 2022 in an ad: "In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education." Greg Casar stated on February 8, 2022 in an ad: “Greg Casar passed paid sick leave." Mauro Garza stated on January 24, 2022 in an ad: “They call” Jan. 6 “an insurrection,” but “were FBI agents used as political agitators?" Stacey Abrams stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.” Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a crash in Eminence, Indiana. Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that." Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level." Roger Williams stated on December 2, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020." Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy." Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030." Colin Allred stated on October 25, 2021 in in a TV interview: "You've had over 2 million women drop out of the workforce during this pandemic." Viral image stated on November 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Close to hundreds” of people died at Astroworld. Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally." Facebook posts stated on November 8, 2021 in a post: Live Nation scheduled the 50,000-person Astroworld music festival at a venue that has a capacity of 20,000. Facebook posts stated on November 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Astroworld concert was a “test run on the vaxxed” because people who are injected with graphene oxide can be controlled through magnetic frequencies, including music. Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area. Greg Abbott stated on September 7, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.” Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.” Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country." Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview: "Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats." Louie Gohmert stated on August 11, 2021 in an OAN broadcast.: Solar panel farms cause “hundreds and thousands” of birds to “hit that magnified sun, explode in flame ... (This) is going to bring the nation down.” Ken Paxton stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S. Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing: A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.” Texas GOP stated on July 20, 2021 in a fundraiser: “Seventy four thousand... That’s how many mail-in ballots were recently found in Arizona that have NO clear record of being sent in.” Ted Cruz stated on July 13, 2021 in an interview: "There is clear legal authority to handcuff and put in leg irons legislators that are trying to stop the legislature from being able to do business." Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in a show: “In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people's thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission." Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border." Matthew Rosendale stated on June 16, 2021 in a tweet: The intent behind the bill recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday "is to replace the Fourth of July.” Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2021 in Facebook post: A heat wave melted turbine blades at a Texas wind farm. George P. Bush stated on June 9, 2021 in an interview: “We see an uncompleted wall that was duly appropriated dollars during the Trump days to build over 700 miles. Only 150 miles were constructed.”
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Troy Nehls stated on February 9, 2022 in an ad: "In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education." Greg Casar stated on February 8, 2022 in an ad: “Greg Casar passed paid sick leave." Mauro Garza stated on January 24, 2022 in an ad: “They call” Jan. 6 “an insurrection,” but “were FBI agents used as political agitators?" Stacey Abrams stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.” Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a crash in Eminence, Indiana. Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that." Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level." Roger Williams stated on December 2, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020." Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy." Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030." Colin Allred stated on October 25, 2021 in in a TV interview: "You've had over 2 million women drop out of the workforce during this pandemic." Viral image stated on November 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Close to hundreds” of people died at Astroworld. Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally." Facebook posts stated on November 8, 2021 in a post: Live Nation scheduled the 50,000-person Astroworld music festival at a venue that has a capacity of 20,000. Facebook posts stated on November 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Astroworld concert was a “test run on the vaxxed” because people who are injected with graphene oxide can be controlled through magnetic frequencies, including music. Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area. Greg Abbott stated on September 7, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.” Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.” Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country." Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview: "Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats." Louie Gohmert stated on August 11, 2021 in an OAN broadcast.: Solar panel farms cause “hundreds and thousands” of birds to “hit that magnified sun, explode in flame ... (This) is going to bring the nation down.” Ken Paxton stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S. Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing: A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.” Texas GOP stated on July 20, 2021 in a fundraiser: “Seventy four thousand... That’s how many mail-in ballots were recently found in Arizona that have NO clear record of being sent in.” Ted Cruz stated on July 13, 2021 in an interview: "There is clear legal authority to handcuff and put in leg irons legislators that are trying to stop the legislature from being able to do business." Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in a show: “In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people's thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission." Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border." Matthew Rosendale stated on June 16, 2021 in a tweet: The intent behind the bill recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday "is to replace the Fourth of July.” Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2021 in Facebook post: A heat wave melted turbine blades at a Texas wind farm. George P. Bush stated on June 9, 2021 in an interview: “We see an uncompleted wall that was duly appropriated dollars during the Trump days to build over 700 miles. Only 150 miles were constructed.”
Troy Nehls stated on February 9, 2022 in an ad: "In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education."
Mauro Garza stated on January 24, 2022 in an ad: “They call” Jan. 6 “an insurrection,” but “were FBI agents used as political agitators?"
Stacey Abrams stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.”
Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a crash in Eminence, Indiana.
Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that."
Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level."
Roger Williams stated on December 2, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020."
Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy."
Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030."
Colin Allred stated on October 25, 2021 in in a TV interview: "You've had over 2 million women drop out of the workforce during this pandemic."
Viral image stated on November 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Close to hundreds” of people died at Astroworld.
Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally."
Facebook posts stated on November 8, 2021 in a post: Live Nation scheduled the 50,000-person Astroworld music festival at a venue that has a capacity of 20,000.
Facebook posts stated on November 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Astroworld concert was a “test run on the vaxxed” because people who are injected with graphene oxide can be controlled through magnetic frequencies, including music.
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area.
Greg Abbott stated on September 7, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.”
Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.”
Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country."
Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview: "Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats."
Louie Gohmert stated on August 11, 2021 in an OAN broadcast.: Solar panel farms cause “hundreds and thousands” of birds to “hit that magnified sun, explode in flame ... (This) is going to bring the nation down.”
Ken Paxton stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.
Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing: A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.”
Texas GOP stated on July 20, 2021 in a fundraiser: “Seventy four thousand... That’s how many mail-in ballots were recently found in Arizona that have NO clear record of being sent in.”
Ted Cruz stated on July 13, 2021 in an interview: "There is clear legal authority to handcuff and put in leg irons legislators that are trying to stop the legislature from being able to do business."
Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in a show: “In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people's thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission."
Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border."
Matthew Rosendale stated on June 16, 2021 in a tweet: The intent behind the bill recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday "is to replace the Fourth of July.”
Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2021 in Facebook post: A heat wave melted turbine blades at a Texas wind farm.
George P. Bush stated on June 9, 2021 in an interview: “We see an uncompleted wall that was duly appropriated dollars during the Trump days to build over 700 miles. Only 150 miles were constructed.”
