Latest Mostly True Fact-checks on Greg Abbott 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 Greg Abbott dicho el Abril 5, 2023 en a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.” Greg Abbott dicho el Febrero 3, 2022 en a press conference: "As compared to last year, Texas has about 15% more power generation capacity." Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 5, 2020 en a press conference: “Almost 75 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Texas are a result of people contracting COVID-19 who are age 65 and older.” Greg Abbott dicho el Marzo 4, 2019 en a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America." Greg Abbott dicho el Junio 27, 2018 en a fundraising conference call with supporters: "In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks." Greg Abbott dicho el Julio 14, 2017 en his speech kicking off his re-election campaign: "More Texans have jobs today than ever before in the history of our state." Greg Abbott dicho el Enero 31, 2017 en his State-of-the-State address: "Midland, Texas, now beats the San Francisco area in the percentage of jobs created by startups." Greg Abbott dicho el Agosto 30, 2016 en a tweet: "If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD." Greg Abbott dicho el Octubre 19, 2015 en op-ed in Austin American-Statesman: "Road congestion costs rush hour drivers in Austin and Dallas more than $1,000 a year. And in Houston, it’s even more -- almost $1,500 a year." Greg Abbott dicho el Febrero 17, 2015 en an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: "22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of" anti-deportation "measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, ‘I just changed the law.’" Greg Abbott dicho el Septiembre 19, 2014 en a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: "The FBI is involved in an investigation about people in the Rio Grande Valley who are using cocaine to buy votes." Greg Abbott dicho el Diciembre 12, 2013 en 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. Greg Abbott dicho el Octubre 13, 2010 en a campaign television ad: Says he's arrested more criminals, "including thousands of child predators and sex offenders," than any previous Texas attorney general.
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Greg Abbott dicho el Abril 5, 2023 en a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.” Greg Abbott dicho el Febrero 3, 2022 en a press conference: "As compared to last year, Texas has about 15% more power generation capacity." Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 5, 2020 en a press conference: “Almost 75 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Texas are a result of people contracting COVID-19 who are age 65 and older.” Greg Abbott dicho el Marzo 4, 2019 en a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America." Greg Abbott dicho el Junio 27, 2018 en a fundraising conference call with supporters: "In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks." Greg Abbott dicho el Julio 14, 2017 en his speech kicking off his re-election campaign: "More Texans have jobs today than ever before in the history of our state." Greg Abbott dicho el Enero 31, 2017 en his State-of-the-State address: "Midland, Texas, now beats the San Francisco area in the percentage of jobs created by startups." Greg Abbott dicho el Agosto 30, 2016 en a tweet: "If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD." Greg Abbott dicho el Octubre 19, 2015 en op-ed in Austin American-Statesman: "Road congestion costs rush hour drivers in Austin and Dallas more than $1,000 a year. And in Houston, it’s even more -- almost $1,500 a year." Greg Abbott dicho el Febrero 17, 2015 en an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: "22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of" anti-deportation "measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, ‘I just changed the law.’" Greg Abbott dicho el Septiembre 19, 2014 en a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: "The FBI is involved in an investigation about people in the Rio Grande Valley who are using cocaine to buy votes." Greg Abbott dicho el Diciembre 12, 2013 en 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. Greg Abbott dicho el Octubre 13, 2010 en a campaign television ad: Says he's arrested more criminals, "including thousands of child predators and sex offenders," than any previous Texas attorney general.
Greg Abbott dicho el Abril 5, 2023 en a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.”
Greg Abbott dicho el Febrero 3, 2022 en a press conference: "As compared to last year, Texas has about 15% more power generation capacity."
Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 5, 2020 en a press conference: “Almost 75 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Texas are a result of people contracting COVID-19 who are age 65 and older.”
Greg Abbott dicho el Marzo 4, 2019 en a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America."
Greg Abbott dicho el Junio 27, 2018 en a fundraising conference call with supporters: "In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks."
Greg Abbott dicho el Julio 14, 2017 en his speech kicking off his re-election campaign: "More Texans have jobs today than ever before in the history of our state."
Greg Abbott dicho el Enero 31, 2017 en his State-of-the-State address: "Midland, Texas, now beats the San Francisco area in the percentage of jobs created by startups."
Greg Abbott dicho el Agosto 30, 2016 en a tweet: "If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD."
Greg Abbott dicho el Octubre 19, 2015 en op-ed in Austin American-Statesman: "Road congestion costs rush hour drivers in Austin and Dallas more than $1,000 a year. And in Houston, it’s even more -- almost $1,500 a year."
Greg Abbott dicho el Febrero 17, 2015 en an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: "22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of" anti-deportation "measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, ‘I just changed the law.’"
Greg Abbott dicho el Septiembre 19, 2014 en a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: "The FBI is involved in an investigation about people in the Rio Grande Valley who are using cocaine to buy votes."
Greg Abbott dicho el Diciembre 12, 2013 en 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.
Greg Abbott dicho el Octubre 13, 2010 en a campaign television ad: Says he's arrested more criminals, "including thousands of child predators and sex offenders," than any previous Texas attorney general.
