Latest Fact-checks on Rick Perry Rick Perry stated on January 22, 2011 in a speech: Says there have been 50 million abortions since Roe v. Wade was decided. Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inauguration address: Says the first word spoken from the moon was "Houston." Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: Says he’s the first Aggie governor of Texas. Rick Perry stated on December 19, 2010 in an interview: Says the state's Medicaid waiver proposal "has languished in a file cabinet at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for more than two years." Rick Perry stated on November 4, 2010 in an interview.: "In 1981, Matagorda, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties all opted out of the Social Security program for their employees. Today, their program is very, very well-funded and there is no question about whether it’s going to be funded in" years to come. Rick Perry stated on December 3, 2010 in an interview: Says federal health care overhaul will cost Texas state government "upwards of $30 billion over the next 10 years." Rick Perry stated on November 4, 2010 in on an episode of Fox & Friends: "Since the first of the year, 153 businesses at last count had moved out of California to Texas." Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in in "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": "The (federal) debt is growing by more than $4 billion a day." Rick Perry stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview.: "Social Security is indeed a Ponzi scheme." Rick Perry stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on The Daily Show: "I had five of my citizens that were killed last week" because of border security problems. Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in a book.: Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use." Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in Rick Perry's book, "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": Says the federal government restricts "how much salt we can put on our food." Rick Perry stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview: Says he has a track record of not raising taxes. Rick Perry stated on October 13, 2010 in an ad: "More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth." Rick Perry stated on September 15, 2010 in a television ad: "Houston suffered $1.7 billion in operating losses under Mayor Bill White." Rick Perry stated on September 12, 2010 in a TV ad: "We've created more than 850,000 jobs, more than all the other states combined." Rick Perry stated on September 7, 2010 in a press release: Says Bill White "didn't pay taxes while earning $133,600 annual salary as deputy secretary of energy." Rick Perry stated on August 18, 2010 in a press release: Says Bill White is refusing to debate. Rick Perry stated on July 19, 2010 in a Perry website: Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita." Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso." Rick Perry stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: On debating. Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview: "We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them." Rick Perry stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release: Since 2000, "the Texas clean air program achieved a 22 percent reduction in ozone and a 46 percent decrease in NOx emissions." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2010 in an interview: Says an estimate that Texas will face an $18 billion budget gap is "a number that somebody just reached up in the air and grabbed." Rick Perry stated on May 19, 2010 in a speech: "My opponent in November of 2008 sent a missive to the White House, to President Obama-elect, and said, 'Here's how you need to sell cap-and-trade to the American people.' " Rick Perry stated on May 3, 2010 in a Web video: "Bill White used D.C. connections from his job in the Clinton administration to form a company that did business in the Middle East and defaulted on a $60 million loan." Rick Perry stated on May 3, 2010 in a Web ad: "The city of Houston now has more debt per capita than California." Rick Perry stated on April 6, 2010 in a press release: "The percent of students who enter high school and eventually earn a diploma or equivalent, or who remain in pursuit of a diploma or equivalent, is 90 percent." Rick Perry stated on May 4, 2010 in remarks to Texas reporters: "If you will go look up the definition of 'act of God,' we've used it in legal terms for a long time in this state."
Rick Perry stated on January 22, 2011 in a speech: Says there have been 50 million abortions since Roe v. Wade was decided. Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inauguration address: Says the first word spoken from the moon was "Houston." Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: Says he’s the first Aggie governor of Texas. Rick Perry stated on December 19, 2010 in an interview: Says the state's Medicaid waiver proposal "has languished in a file cabinet at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for more than two years." Rick Perry stated on November 4, 2010 in an interview.: "In 1981, Matagorda, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties all opted out of the Social Security program for their employees. Today, their program is very, very well-funded and there is no question about whether it’s going to be funded in" years to come. Rick Perry stated on December 3, 2010 in an interview: Says federal health care overhaul will cost Texas state government "upwards of $30 billion over the next 10 years." Rick Perry stated on November 4, 2010 in on an episode of Fox & Friends: "Since the first of the year, 153 businesses at last count had moved out of California to Texas." Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in in "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": "The (federal) debt is growing by more than $4 billion a day." Rick Perry stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview.: "Social Security is indeed a Ponzi scheme." Rick Perry stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on The Daily Show: "I had five of my citizens that were killed last week" because of border security problems. Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in a book.: Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use." Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in Rick Perry's book, "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": Says the federal government restricts "how much salt we can put on our food." Rick Perry stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview: Says he has a track record of not raising taxes. Rick Perry stated on October 13, 2010 in an ad: "More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth." Rick Perry stated on September 15, 2010 in a television ad: "Houston suffered $1.7 billion in operating losses under Mayor Bill White." Rick Perry stated on September 12, 2010 in a TV ad: "We've created more than 850,000 jobs, more than all the other states combined." Rick Perry stated on September 7, 2010 in a press release: Says Bill White "didn't pay taxes while earning $133,600 annual salary as deputy secretary of energy." Rick Perry stated on August 18, 2010 in a press release: Says Bill White is refusing to debate. Rick Perry stated on July 19, 2010 in a Perry website: Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita." Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso." Rick Perry stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: On debating. Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview: "We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them." Rick Perry stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release: Since 2000, "the Texas clean air program achieved a 22 percent reduction in ozone and a 46 percent decrease in NOx emissions." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2010 in an interview: Says an estimate that Texas will face an $18 billion budget gap is "a number that somebody just reached up in the air and grabbed." Rick Perry stated on May 19, 2010 in a speech: "My opponent in November of 2008 sent a missive to the White House, to President Obama-elect, and said, 'Here's how you need to sell cap-and-trade to the American people.' " Rick Perry stated on May 3, 2010 in a Web video: "Bill White used D.C. connections from his job in the Clinton administration to form a company that did business in the Middle East and defaulted on a $60 million loan." Rick Perry stated on May 3, 2010 in a Web ad: "The city of Houston now has more debt per capita than California." Rick Perry stated on April 6, 2010 in a press release: "The percent of students who enter high school and eventually earn a diploma or equivalent, or who remain in pursuit of a diploma or equivalent, is 90 percent." Rick Perry stated on May 4, 2010 in remarks to Texas reporters: "If you will go look up the definition of 'act of God,' we've used it in legal terms for a long time in this state."
Rick Perry stated on January 22, 2011 in a speech: Says there have been 50 million abortions since Roe v. Wade was decided.
Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inauguration address: Says the first word spoken from the moon was "Houston."
Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: Says he’s the first Aggie governor of Texas.
Rick Perry stated on December 19, 2010 in an interview: Says the state's Medicaid waiver proposal "has languished in a file cabinet at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for more than two years."
Rick Perry stated on November 4, 2010 in an interview.: "In 1981, Matagorda, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties all opted out of the Social Security program for their employees. Today, their program is very, very well-funded and there is no question about whether it’s going to be funded in" years to come.
Rick Perry stated on December 3, 2010 in an interview: Says federal health care overhaul will cost Texas state government "upwards of $30 billion over the next 10 years."
Rick Perry stated on November 4, 2010 in on an episode of Fox & Friends: "Since the first of the year, 153 businesses at last count had moved out of California to Texas."
Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in in "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": "The (federal) debt is growing by more than $4 billion a day."
Rick Perry stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on The Daily Show: "I had five of my citizens that were killed last week" because of border security problems.
Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in a book.: Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use."
Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in Rick Perry's book, "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": Says the federal government restricts "how much salt we can put on our food."
Rick Perry stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview: Says he has a track record of not raising taxes.
Rick Perry stated on October 13, 2010 in an ad: "More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth."
Rick Perry stated on September 15, 2010 in a television ad: "Houston suffered $1.7 billion in operating losses under Mayor Bill White."
Rick Perry stated on September 12, 2010 in a TV ad: "We've created more than 850,000 jobs, more than all the other states combined."
Rick Perry stated on September 7, 2010 in a press release: Says Bill White "didn't pay taxes while earning $133,600 annual salary as deputy secretary of energy."
Rick Perry stated on July 19, 2010 in a Perry website: Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."
Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso."
Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT."
Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview: "We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them."
Rick Perry stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release: Since 2000, "the Texas clean air program achieved a 22 percent reduction in ozone and a 46 percent decrease in NOx emissions."
Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2010 in an interview: Says an estimate that Texas will face an $18 billion budget gap is "a number that somebody just reached up in the air and grabbed."
Rick Perry stated on May 19, 2010 in a speech: "My opponent in November of 2008 sent a missive to the White House, to President Obama-elect, and said, 'Here's how you need to sell cap-and-trade to the American people.' "
Rick Perry stated on May 3, 2010 in a Web video: "Bill White used D.C. connections from his job in the Clinton administration to form a company that did business in the Middle East and defaulted on a $60 million loan."
Rick Perry stated on May 3, 2010 in a Web ad: "The city of Houston now has more debt per capita than California."
Rick Perry stated on April 6, 2010 in a press release: "The percent of students who enter high school and eventually earn a diploma or equivalent, or who remain in pursuit of a diploma or equivalent, is 90 percent."
Rick Perry stated on May 4, 2010 in remarks to Texas reporters: "If you will go look up the definition of 'act of God,' we've used it in legal terms for a long time in this state."
