Al Qaeda camps with Mexican cartels? That's speculation, not fact
Louie Gohmert said on C-SPAN that al Qaeda has camps south of the Rio Grande. That's speculative, we find.
By W. Gardner Selby :: Published on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 at 04:00 p.m.
Bulb claims by the dozen
Texas U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess says you won’t be able to buy traditional 100-watt light bulbs next year. That claim drew our inaugural rating of Mostly False, which this week replaced Barely True on the Truth-O-Meter.
By W. Gardner Selby :: Published on Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at 12:14 p.m.
Sweeping statements oft fuel fact checks
As fact-checkers, we sit up especially straight when someone connected to Texas politics makes a flat-out claim. Absolutes seem to holler for review.
By W. Gardner Selby :: Published on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 at 12:17 p.m.
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