Latest Fact-checksBeto O'Rourke Viral image stated on September 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Beto O’Rourke "in college drunk and pissing his pants." Viral image stated on September 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck." X posts stated on March 18, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O'Rourke "gave the remaining $4.5+ mill from his Senate race to (the Texas Democratic Party) a few months ago, & the Party sent the money back to him on the day of his announcement." Viral image stated on March 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Beto O’Rourke nearly nude with the words "feminist," "atheist" and "slut" on his body. Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in a TV ad: Says Beto O'Rourke's "father-in-law, a billionaire real estate developer who bankrolled a Super PAC to buy Beto a congressional seat…" Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law." America First stated on March 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president." Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Beto O’Rourke as saying, "If I could throw two kinds of people in the garbage it would be the elderly and wounded veterans. When a tool breaks you don’t fix it, you throw it in the damn trash." Donald Trump stated on February 11, 2019 in a speech in El Paso, Texas: Says that at Beto O’Rourke’s rally in El Paso, there were "200 people, 300 people." Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Nancy Pelosi and Beto O’Rourke were photographed with El Chapo. Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation." Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in During a debate in San Antonio: Says Beto O'Rourke "voted in favor of a $10 a barrel tax on every barrel of oil produced in the state of Texas." Ted Cruz stated on September 28, 2018 in a debate: California "is hemorrhaging population." Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow." Texans Are stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border." Ted Cruz stated on September 4, 2018 in a video: Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag. Ted Cruz stated on August 28, 2018 in an online video ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief." Silvestre Reyes stated on May 22, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests." Ted Cruz stated on July 17, 2018 in a campaign press release: Says Beto O’Rourke is "the only candidate to the U.S. Senate to call for" impeaching President Donald Trump. Ted Cruz stated on May 1, 2018 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke had a "resolution to legalize all narcotics--including heroin and other deadly opioids." Ted Cruz stated on March 6, 2018 in an audio ad distributed to news organizations: Says Beto O’Rourke wants "open borders and wants to take our guns."
Viral image stated on September 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Beto O’Rourke "in college drunk and pissing his pants." Viral image stated on September 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck." X posts stated on March 18, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O'Rourke "gave the remaining $4.5+ mill from his Senate race to (the Texas Democratic Party) a few months ago, & the Party sent the money back to him on the day of his announcement." Viral image stated on March 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Beto O’Rourke nearly nude with the words "feminist," "atheist" and "slut" on his body. Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in a TV ad: Says Beto O'Rourke's "father-in-law, a billionaire real estate developer who bankrolled a Super PAC to buy Beto a congressional seat…" Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law." America First stated on March 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president." Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Beto O’Rourke as saying, "If I could throw two kinds of people in the garbage it would be the elderly and wounded veterans. When a tool breaks you don’t fix it, you throw it in the damn trash." Donald Trump stated on February 11, 2019 in a speech in El Paso, Texas: Says that at Beto O’Rourke’s rally in El Paso, there were "200 people, 300 people." Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Nancy Pelosi and Beto O’Rourke were photographed with El Chapo. Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation." Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in During a debate in San Antonio: Says Beto O'Rourke "voted in favor of a $10 a barrel tax on every barrel of oil produced in the state of Texas." Ted Cruz stated on September 28, 2018 in a debate: California "is hemorrhaging population." Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow." Texans Are stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border." Ted Cruz stated on September 4, 2018 in a video: Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag. Ted Cruz stated on August 28, 2018 in an online video ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief." Silvestre Reyes stated on May 22, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests." Ted Cruz stated on July 17, 2018 in a campaign press release: Says Beto O’Rourke is "the only candidate to the U.S. Senate to call for" impeaching President Donald Trump. Ted Cruz stated on May 1, 2018 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke had a "resolution to legalize all narcotics--including heroin and other deadly opioids." Ted Cruz stated on March 6, 2018 in an audio ad distributed to news organizations: Says Beto O’Rourke wants "open borders and wants to take our guns."
Viral image stated on September 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Beto O’Rourke "in college drunk and pissing his pants."
Viral image stated on September 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck."
X posts stated on March 18, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O'Rourke "gave the remaining $4.5+ mill from his Senate race to (the Texas Democratic Party) a few months ago, & the Party sent the money back to him on the day of his announcement."
Viral image stated on March 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Beto O’Rourke nearly nude with the words "feminist," "atheist" and "slut" on his body.
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in a TV ad: Says Beto O'Rourke's "father-in-law, a billionaire real estate developer who bankrolled a Super PAC to buy Beto a congressional seat…"
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability."
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’."
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law."
America First stated on March 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president."
Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Beto O’Rourke as saying, "If I could throw two kinds of people in the garbage it would be the elderly and wounded veterans. When a tool breaks you don’t fix it, you throw it in the damn trash."
Donald Trump stated on February 11, 2019 in a speech in El Paso, Texas: Says that at Beto O’Rourke’s rally in El Paso, there were "200 people, 300 people."
Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Nancy Pelosi and Beto O’Rourke were photographed with El Chapo.
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation."
Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in During a debate in San Antonio: Says Beto O'Rourke "voted in favor of a $10 a barrel tax on every barrel of oil produced in the state of Texas."
Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow."
Texans Are stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."
Ted Cruz stated on September 4, 2018 in a video: Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag.
Ted Cruz stated on August 28, 2018 in an online video ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief."
Silvestre Reyes stated on May 22, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests."
Ted Cruz stated on July 17, 2018 in a campaign press release: Says Beto O’Rourke is "the only candidate to the U.S. Senate to call for" impeaching President Donald Trump.
Ted Cruz stated on May 1, 2018 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke had a "resolution to legalize all narcotics--including heroin and other deadly opioids."
Ted Cruz stated on March 6, 2018 in an audio ad distributed to news organizations: Says Beto O’Rourke wants "open borders and wants to take our guns."
