Latest 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 Mike Collier stated on March 18, 2014 in a campaign email blast: "Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax." CATPAC stated on March 10, 2014 in a campaign mail flier: "Ralph Hall has never voted to raise the debt ceiling." Gilberto Hinojosa stated on February 25, 2014 in an email blast: "Kesha Rogers is not a Democrat." Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare." American Life League stated on February 4, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate." Steve Stockman stated on January 24, 2014 in a Stockman campaign web page: "John Cornyn backed his pal David Dewhurst" for the U.S. Senate over Ted Cruz. Ron Paul stated on January 14, 2014 in an email blast: For "the past year, I was censored" and muzzled. Robert Puente stated on September 20, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel discussion: San Antonio has seen "67% growth" in water customers "in the last 25 years, 0% more water used." Steve Stockman stated on December 11, 2013 in Stockman's campaign website: "In every poll," John Cornyn "always loses to any conservative the voters have heard about." Miriam Martinez stated on November 11, 2013 in her campaign website: I am "the first Latina to run for governor of Texas." Daniel Llanes stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column: "78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country." Texas Right to Life stated on October 3, 2013 in an audio recording described as a radio ad: "Wendy Davis opposes any limits on abortion." Dan Patrick stated on October 7, 2013 in a video advertisement, "Fight": I am "the only candidate for lieutenant governor to oppose in-state tuition for illegal immigrants." David Dewhurst stated on August 19, 2013 in an interview on “Conexión Texas”: "Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios." Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas." Texas Values stated on August 15, 2013 in an email blast: A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city. Steve Stockman stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter forwarded to PolitiFact: Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a "new international gun registry." David Dewhurst stated on August 3, 2013 in 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." ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals. Lone Star Project stated on July 14, 2013 in 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." Robert Reich stated on June 8, 2013 in a blog post: Says in Texas "it's legal to shoot someone who's committing a ‘public nuisance’ under the cover of dark." Doug Miller stated on May 21, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw "a benefit" from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges. Leticia Van de Putte stated on May 1, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.: Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11. Jack Ohman stated on April 25, 2013 in a column on an editorial cartoon.: Says the fertilizer plant that exploded in West, Texas,"had not been inspected by the state of Texas since 2006." Louie Gohmert stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview on C-SPAN.: Says al Qaeda has camps with the drug cartels in Mexico. Lon Burnam stated on March 4, 2013 in a press release: Says rejecting federal aid to expand Medicaid in Texas will "send $9 billion in federal taxes paid by Texans to other states to insure their working poor." Matt Mackowiak stated on April 1, 2013 in an opinion colulmn.: Says the president of the University of Texas has raised four-year student graduation rates to 75 percent. Rick Perry stated on February 22, 2013 in remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.: Says Houston is "home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world." Pete Winstead stated on February 6, 2013 in a KUT-FM news story: Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe. Ted Cruz stated on January 7, 2013 in an interview on PBS: Says "the jurisdictions with the strictest gun control laws, almost without exception … have the highest crime rates and the highest murder rates."
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Mike Collier stated on March 18, 2014 in a campaign email blast: "Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax." CATPAC stated on March 10, 2014 in a campaign mail flier: "Ralph Hall has never voted to raise the debt ceiling." Gilberto Hinojosa stated on February 25, 2014 in an email blast: "Kesha Rogers is not a Democrat." Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare." American Life League stated on February 4, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate." Steve Stockman stated on January 24, 2014 in a Stockman campaign web page: "John Cornyn backed his pal David Dewhurst" for the U.S. Senate over Ted Cruz. Ron Paul stated on January 14, 2014 in an email blast: For "the past year, I was censored" and muzzled. Robert Puente stated on September 20, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel discussion: San Antonio has seen "67% growth" in water customers "in the last 25 years, 0% more water used." Steve Stockman stated on December 11, 2013 in Stockman's campaign website: "In every poll," John Cornyn "always loses to any conservative the voters have heard about." Miriam Martinez stated on November 11, 2013 in her campaign website: I am "the first Latina to run for governor of Texas." Daniel Llanes stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column: "78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country." Texas Right to Life stated on October 3, 2013 in an audio recording described as a radio ad: "Wendy Davis opposes any limits on abortion." Dan Patrick stated on October 7, 2013 in a video advertisement, "Fight": I am "the only candidate for lieutenant governor to oppose in-state tuition for illegal immigrants." David Dewhurst stated on August 19, 2013 in an interview on “Conexión Texas”: "Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios." Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas." Texas Values stated on August 15, 2013 in an email blast: A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city. Steve Stockman stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter forwarded to PolitiFact: Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a "new international gun registry." David Dewhurst stated on August 3, 2013 in 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." ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals. Lone Star Project stated on July 14, 2013 in 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." Robert Reich stated on June 8, 2013 in a blog post: Says in Texas "it's legal to shoot someone who's committing a ‘public nuisance’ under the cover of dark." Doug Miller stated on May 21, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw "a benefit" from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges. Leticia Van de Putte stated on May 1, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.: Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11. Jack Ohman stated on April 25, 2013 in a column on an editorial cartoon.: Says the fertilizer plant that exploded in West, Texas,"had not been inspected by the state of Texas since 2006." Louie Gohmert stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview on C-SPAN.: Says al Qaeda has camps with the drug cartels in Mexico. Lon Burnam stated on March 4, 2013 in a press release: Says rejecting federal aid to expand Medicaid in Texas will "send $9 billion in federal taxes paid by Texans to other states to insure their working poor." Matt Mackowiak stated on April 1, 2013 in an opinion colulmn.: Says the president of the University of Texas has raised four-year student graduation rates to 75 percent. Rick Perry stated on February 22, 2013 in remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.: Says Houston is "home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world." Pete Winstead stated on February 6, 2013 in a KUT-FM news story: Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe. Ted Cruz stated on January 7, 2013 in an interview on PBS: Says "the jurisdictions with the strictest gun control laws, almost without exception … have the highest crime rates and the highest murder rates."
Mike Collier stated on March 18, 2014 in a campaign email blast: "Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax."
CATPAC stated on March 10, 2014 in a campaign mail flier: "Ralph Hall has never voted to raise the debt ceiling."
Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare."
American Life League stated on February 4, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate."
Steve Stockman stated on January 24, 2014 in a Stockman campaign web page: "John Cornyn backed his pal David Dewhurst" for the U.S. Senate over Ted Cruz.
Ron Paul stated on January 14, 2014 in an email blast: For "the past year, I was censored" and muzzled.
Robert Puente stated on September 20, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel discussion: San Antonio has seen "67% growth" in water customers "in the last 25 years, 0% more water used."
Steve Stockman stated on December 11, 2013 in Stockman's campaign website: "In every poll," John Cornyn "always loses to any conservative the voters have heard about."
Miriam Martinez stated on November 11, 2013 in her campaign website: I am "the first Latina to run for governor of Texas."
Daniel Llanes stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column: "78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country."
Texas Right to Life stated on October 3, 2013 in an audio recording described as a radio ad: "Wendy Davis opposes any limits on abortion."
Dan Patrick stated on October 7, 2013 in a video advertisement, "Fight": I am "the only candidate for lieutenant governor to oppose in-state tuition for illegal immigrants."
David Dewhurst stated on August 19, 2013 in an interview on “Conexión Texas”: "Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios."
Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas."
Texas Values stated on August 15, 2013 in an email blast: A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city.
Steve Stockman stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter forwarded to PolitiFact: Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a "new international gun registry."
David Dewhurst stated on August 3, 2013 in 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."
ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals.
Lone Star Project stated on July 14, 2013 in 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."
Robert Reich stated on June 8, 2013 in a blog post: Says in Texas "it's legal to shoot someone who's committing a ‘public nuisance’ under the cover of dark."
Doug Miller stated on May 21, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw "a benefit" from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges.
Leticia Van de Putte stated on May 1, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.: Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11.
Jack Ohman stated on April 25, 2013 in a column on an editorial cartoon.: Says the fertilizer plant that exploded in West, Texas,"had not been inspected by the state of Texas since 2006."
Louie Gohmert stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview on C-SPAN.: Says al Qaeda has camps with the drug cartels in Mexico.
Lon Burnam stated on March 4, 2013 in a press release: Says rejecting federal aid to expand Medicaid in Texas will "send $9 billion in federal taxes paid by Texans to other states to insure their working poor."
Matt Mackowiak stated on April 1, 2013 in an opinion colulmn.: Says the president of the University of Texas has raised four-year student graduation rates to 75 percent.
Rick Perry stated on February 22, 2013 in remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.: Says Houston is "home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world."
Pete Winstead stated on February 6, 2013 in a KUT-FM news story: Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe.
Ted Cruz stated on January 7, 2013 in an interview on PBS: Says "the jurisdictions with the strictest gun control laws, almost without exception … have the highest crime rates and the highest murder rates."
