Latest Mostly True 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 Hugh Fitzsimons stated on January 19, 2014 in a blog post on campaign website: Female buffalo lead the herd. Cecile Richards stated on December 6, 2013 in an interview with Texas Monthly: The "U.S. has the highest unintended pregnancy rate of any Western industrialized country." Greg Abbott stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit: Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college. Todd Staples stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas: David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail." Wendy Davis stated on January 28, 2014 in a speech: "I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children." Wayne Thorburn stated on January 8, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary. Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury." Texans for Reliable Power stated on January 9, 2014 in an advertisement: "Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day." U.S. Census Bureau stated on January 7, 2014 in a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole: Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey. David Dewhurst stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet: In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care. Jerry Patterson stated on November 19, 2013 in an online campaign video: "Firearms homicides are down about 40 percent" since Texas passed concealed-gun permit law. Lloyd Doggett stated on November 4, 2013 in a guest lecture: "During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did." Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2013 in an image shared on Facebook: Medicare Part D "was far more expensive than the Affordable Care Act and unlike" the act, "was never budgeted." Steve Leslie stated on October 29, 2013 in remarks at an Austin town hall about the Dell Medical School: The University of Texas is starting "the first medical school at a major Tier One" university "in the last 50 years." Independent Texans stated on September 3, 2013 in a white paper on Proposition 6: $6 billion water bond program voters passed in 2011 "has yet to be tapped." Gilberto Hinojosa stated on September 25, 2013 in an interview on YNN’s “Capital Tonight”: 40,000 veterans in Texas won’t get health care because Perry rejected Obamacare's Medicaid expansion. Gail Collins stated on October 3, 2013 in her oped column: Louie Gohmert of Texas "compared the current general-in-charge in Egypt to George Washington." Lamar Smith stated on September 21, 2013 in a flier mailed to constituents: "In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol." Rick Perry stated on September 18, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "Crossfire": "Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage." John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in 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." George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in 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 stated on August 8, 2013 in 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. Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2013: Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood. Sarah Ponder stated on July 1, 2013 in a rally at the state Capitol: Says $800,000 cost of Texas special legislative session would pay for 1.6 million condoms, 90,000 months of the pill or 20 full-time sexual health educators. Gene Green stated on June 28, 2013 in a press release: Says student loan interest rates will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1. Wendy Davis stated on June 25, 2013 in a filibuster on the Senate floor: Says 92 percent of Texas counties had no abortion provider in 2008. Rick Perry stated on June 10, 2013 in a bill-signing ceremony: Says the 2014-15 Texas budget increases spending by less than the rate of inflation and population growth. Karl Rove stated on May 18, 2013 in a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.: Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average." Robert Deuell stated on May 13, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.: Says it's "estimated that 300 babies a year are sent home from the hospital with an unrecognized congenital heart defect; it is the most common birth defect in America." Gilberto Hinojosa stated on May 8, 2013 in an email blast.: "The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush."
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Hugh Fitzsimons stated on January 19, 2014 in a blog post on campaign website: Female buffalo lead the herd. Cecile Richards stated on December 6, 2013 in an interview with Texas Monthly: The "U.S. has the highest unintended pregnancy rate of any Western industrialized country." Greg Abbott stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit: Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college. Todd Staples stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas: David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail." Wendy Davis stated on January 28, 2014 in a speech: "I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children." Wayne Thorburn stated on January 8, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary. Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury." Texans for Reliable Power stated on January 9, 2014 in an advertisement: "Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day." U.S. Census Bureau stated on January 7, 2014 in a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole: Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey. David Dewhurst stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet: In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care. Jerry Patterson stated on November 19, 2013 in an online campaign video: "Firearms homicides are down about 40 percent" since Texas passed concealed-gun permit law. Lloyd Doggett stated on November 4, 2013 in a guest lecture: "During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did." Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2013 in an image shared on Facebook: Medicare Part D "was far more expensive than the Affordable Care Act and unlike" the act, "was never budgeted." Steve Leslie stated on October 29, 2013 in remarks at an Austin town hall about the Dell Medical School: The University of Texas is starting "the first medical school at a major Tier One" university "in the last 50 years." Independent Texans stated on September 3, 2013 in a white paper on Proposition 6: $6 billion water bond program voters passed in 2011 "has yet to be tapped." Gilberto Hinojosa stated on September 25, 2013 in an interview on YNN’s “Capital Tonight”: 40,000 veterans in Texas won’t get health care because Perry rejected Obamacare's Medicaid expansion. Gail Collins stated on October 3, 2013 in her oped column: Louie Gohmert of Texas "compared the current general-in-charge in Egypt to George Washington." Lamar Smith stated on September 21, 2013 in a flier mailed to constituents: "In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol." Rick Perry stated on September 18, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "Crossfire": "Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage." John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in 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." George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in 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 stated on August 8, 2013 in 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. Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2013: Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood. Sarah Ponder stated on July 1, 2013 in a rally at the state Capitol: Says $800,000 cost of Texas special legislative session would pay for 1.6 million condoms, 90,000 months of the pill or 20 full-time sexual health educators. Gene Green stated on June 28, 2013 in a press release: Says student loan interest rates will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1. Wendy Davis stated on June 25, 2013 in a filibuster on the Senate floor: Says 92 percent of Texas counties had no abortion provider in 2008. Rick Perry stated on June 10, 2013 in a bill-signing ceremony: Says the 2014-15 Texas budget increases spending by less than the rate of inflation and population growth. Karl Rove stated on May 18, 2013 in a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.: Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average." Robert Deuell stated on May 13, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.: Says it's "estimated that 300 babies a year are sent home from the hospital with an unrecognized congenital heart defect; it is the most common birth defect in America." Gilberto Hinojosa stated on May 8, 2013 in an email blast.: "The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush."
Hugh Fitzsimons stated on January 19, 2014 in a blog post on campaign website: Female buffalo lead the herd.
Cecile Richards stated on December 6, 2013 in an interview with Texas Monthly: The "U.S. has the highest unintended pregnancy rate of any Western industrialized country."
Greg Abbott stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit: Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.
Todd Staples stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas: David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail."
Wendy Davis stated on January 28, 2014 in a speech: "I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children."
Wayne Thorburn stated on January 8, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary.
Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury."
Texans for Reliable Power stated on January 9, 2014 in an advertisement: "Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day."
U.S. Census Bureau stated on January 7, 2014 in a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole: Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey.
David Dewhurst stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet: In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care.
Jerry Patterson stated on November 19, 2013 in an online campaign video: "Firearms homicides are down about 40 percent" since Texas passed concealed-gun permit law.
Lloyd Doggett stated on November 4, 2013 in a guest lecture: "During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did."
Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2013 in an image shared on Facebook: Medicare Part D "was far more expensive than the Affordable Care Act and unlike" the act, "was never budgeted."
Steve Leslie stated on October 29, 2013 in remarks at an Austin town hall about the Dell Medical School: The University of Texas is starting "the first medical school at a major Tier One" university "in the last 50 years."
Independent Texans stated on September 3, 2013 in a white paper on Proposition 6: $6 billion water bond program voters passed in 2011 "has yet to be tapped."
Gilberto Hinojosa stated on September 25, 2013 in an interview on YNN’s “Capital Tonight”: 40,000 veterans in Texas won’t get health care because Perry rejected Obamacare's Medicaid expansion.
Gail Collins stated on October 3, 2013 in her oped column: Louie Gohmert of Texas "compared the current general-in-charge in Egypt to George Washington."
Lamar Smith stated on September 21, 2013 in a flier mailed to constituents: "In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol."
Rick Perry stated on September 18, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "Crossfire": "Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage."
John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in 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."
George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in 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 stated on August 8, 2013 in 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.
Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2013: Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood.
Sarah Ponder stated on July 1, 2013 in a rally at the state Capitol: Says $800,000 cost of Texas special legislative session would pay for 1.6 million condoms, 90,000 months of the pill or 20 full-time sexual health educators.
Gene Green stated on June 28, 2013 in a press release: Says student loan interest rates will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1.
Wendy Davis stated on June 25, 2013 in a filibuster on the Senate floor: Says 92 percent of Texas counties had no abortion provider in 2008.
Rick Perry stated on June 10, 2013 in a bill-signing ceremony: Says the 2014-15 Texas budget increases spending by less than the rate of inflation and population growth.
Karl Rove stated on May 18, 2013 in a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.: Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average."
Robert Deuell stated on May 13, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.: Says it's "estimated that 300 babies a year are sent home from the hospital with an unrecognized congenital heart defect; it is the most common birth defect in America."
Gilberto Hinojosa stated on May 8, 2013 in an email blast.: "The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush."
