77 People 2293 Fact-checks 885 Articles People (77) David Dewhurst David Axelrod David Caton David Alameel David Brooks David Bowen David Corn David Crowley David DiPietro David Dooley David Frum David Gill David Hankerson David Ignatius David Jolly David Lewis David McKinley David Miliband David Pepper David Plouffe Fact-checks (2293) Tom Leppert stated on July 19, 2011 in a campaign statement.: Says opponent David Dewhurst is a "career politician." By W. Gardner Selby• July 31, 2011 Ted Cruz stated on July 23, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate in Houston: Says David Dewhurst "explicitly advocated" a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants. By Sue Owen• July 26, 2012 David Dewhurst stated on August 03, 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." By W. Gardner Selby• August 27, 2013 Dan Patrick stated on April 28, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "PolitiFact Texas gave" a David Dewhurst TV ad "a ‘Pants-on-Fire’ rating as an outrageous lie." By W. Gardner Selby• May 1, 2014 Dan Patrick stated on April 16, 2014 in a press release: "David Dewhurst currently owes more than $1 million to vendors for services provided to his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign." By W. Gardner Selby• April 18, 2014 Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2011 in a campaign video.: Says David Dewhurst skipped nine candidate forums after announcing his U.S. Senate candidacy. By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• October 3, 2011 David Dewhurst stated on September 16, 2013 in a Republican lieutenant governor candidate forum: "I’ve been reducing the number of Democratic" Texas Senate committee "chairs since I came in" as lieutenant governor. By W. Gardner Selby• September 26, 2013 Ted Cruz stated on October 05, 2011 in a widely distributed email memo.: Says David Dewhurst accused Cruz of being a Red Chinese Communist. By W. Gardner Selby• October 11, 2011 David Dewhurst stated on August 19, 2013 in an interview on “Conexión Texas”: "Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios." By Sue Owen• September 16, 2013 Todd Staples stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas: David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail." By W. Gardner Selby• January 31, 2014 David Dewhurst stated on February 16, 2010 in an e-mail blast.: During "the recent global warming summit in Copenhagen, Nancy Pelosi and others stayed at a five-star hotel on a trip costing nearly $10,000 per person." By W. Gardner Selby• February 17, 2010 David Dewhurst stated on May 29, 2012 in a memo from campaign pollster Mike Baselice.: Says that from 1992 through 2010, every statewide candidate drawing over 43 percent of the vote in a Republican Texas primary won the resulting runoff. By W. Gardner Selby• May 31, 2012 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. By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2014 David Dewhurst stated on June 22, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate at KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas.: "I've never supported a payroll tax." By W. Gardner Selby• July 9, 2012 David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states." By W. Gardner Selby• January 29, 2011 Club for Growth stated on July 12, 2012 in a radio ad.: Every "major newspaper in Texas calls" David Dewhurst "a moderate." By W. Gardner Selby• July 18, 2012 Todd Staples stated on October 29, 2013 in an interview on a Lubbock radio station: Says David Dewhurst "went out for drinks" during Senate debate on abortion bill. By Sue Owen• October 7, 2013 David Dewhurst stated on June 04, 2012 in a radio interview.: "Most of Ted Cruz’s money comes from Washington, from outside the state of Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• June 21, 2012 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 05, 2011 in a news release: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s "stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job." By Tom Kertscher• August 1, 2011 David Dewhurst stated on April 04, 2012 in an online video: "6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 10, 2012 Articles (885) Dewhurst a career politician? By W. Gardner Selby• August 1, 2011 Fresh (re-baked) blasts from Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst By W. Gardner Selby• July 10, 2012 Dewhurst and Cruz tread familiar claims in U.S. Senate debate By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2012 UPDATED: Keeping the record straight By W. Gardner Selby• April 25, 2014 David Dewhurst as chupacabra? By W. Gardner Selby• October 4, 2011 U.S. Senate debate: 'Facts are stubborn things' By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• April 14, 2012 Dewhurst, Cornyn among most-fact-checked Texans still in running for statewide office By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2014 Ted Cruz re-defends a flamed claim By W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2012 Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst debate for the second time in five days By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2014 The details behind David Dewhurst's security detail By W. Gardner Selby• February 3, 2014 Ted Cruz's report card By W. Gardner Selby• February 10, 2012 Mr. ‘Goeb,’ meet Mr. Dewhurst By W. Gardner Selby• April 18, 2014 Muslim prayer rugs on Texas-Mexico border? No confirmed finds By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 Spotlighting claims by Julián Castro, David Dewhurst and Wendy Davis By W. Gardner Selby• July 6, 2012 Dewhurst bests Cruz -- in most popular fact checks By W. Gardner Selby• June 3, 2014 Boehner, Dewhurst and stimulus jobs By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 2011 Dan Patrick touts Dewhurst's Pants on Fire By W. Gardner Selby• April 23, 2014 Dewhurst, Cruz, Cornyn, the Sequel By W. Gardner Selby• June 20, 2012 “Sergeant, you don’t know me, but…” By W. Gardner Selby• August 27, 2013 Flaming claims by David Dewhurst, a political group and Craig James By W. Gardner Selby• June 3, 2012
David Dewhurst David Axelrod David Caton David Alameel David Brooks David Bowen David Corn David Crowley David DiPietro David Dooley David Frum David Gill David Hankerson David Ignatius David Jolly David Lewis David McKinley David Miliband David Pepper David Plouffe
Tom Leppert stated on July 19, 2011 in a campaign statement.: Says opponent David Dewhurst is a "career politician." By W. Gardner Selby• July 31, 2011 Ted Cruz stated on July 23, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate in Houston: Says David Dewhurst "explicitly advocated" a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants. By Sue Owen• July 26, 2012 David Dewhurst stated on August 03, 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." By W. Gardner Selby• August 27, 2013 Dan Patrick stated on April 28, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "PolitiFact Texas gave" a David Dewhurst TV ad "a ‘Pants-on-Fire’ rating as an outrageous lie." By W. Gardner Selby• May 1, 2014 Dan Patrick stated on April 16, 2014 in a press release: "David Dewhurst currently owes more than $1 million to vendors for services provided to his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign." By W. Gardner Selby• April 18, 2014 Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2011 in a campaign video.: Says David Dewhurst skipped nine candidate forums after announcing his U.S. Senate candidacy. By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• October 3, 2011 David Dewhurst stated on September 16, 2013 in a Republican lieutenant governor candidate forum: "I’ve been reducing the number of Democratic" Texas Senate committee "chairs since I came in" as lieutenant governor. By W. Gardner Selby• September 26, 2013 Ted Cruz stated on October 05, 2011 in a widely distributed email memo.: Says David Dewhurst accused Cruz of being a Red Chinese Communist. By W. Gardner Selby• October 11, 2011 David Dewhurst stated on August 19, 2013 in an interview on “Conexión Texas”: "Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios." By Sue Owen• September 16, 2013 Todd Staples stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas: David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail." By W. Gardner Selby• January 31, 2014 David Dewhurst stated on February 16, 2010 in an e-mail blast.: During "the recent global warming summit in Copenhagen, Nancy Pelosi and others stayed at a five-star hotel on a trip costing nearly $10,000 per person." By W. Gardner Selby• February 17, 2010 David Dewhurst stated on May 29, 2012 in a memo from campaign pollster Mike Baselice.: Says that from 1992 through 2010, every statewide candidate drawing over 43 percent of the vote in a Republican Texas primary won the resulting runoff. By W. Gardner Selby• May 31, 2012 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. By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2014 David Dewhurst stated on June 22, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate at KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas.: "I've never supported a payroll tax." By W. Gardner Selby• July 9, 2012 David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states." By W. Gardner Selby• January 29, 2011 Club for Growth stated on July 12, 2012 in a radio ad.: Every "major newspaper in Texas calls" David Dewhurst "a moderate." By W. Gardner Selby• July 18, 2012 Todd Staples stated on October 29, 2013 in an interview on a Lubbock radio station: Says David Dewhurst "went out for drinks" during Senate debate on abortion bill. By Sue Owen• October 7, 2013 David Dewhurst stated on June 04, 2012 in a radio interview.: "Most of Ted Cruz’s money comes from Washington, from outside the state of Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• June 21, 2012 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 05, 2011 in a news release: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s "stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job." By Tom Kertscher• August 1, 2011 David Dewhurst stated on April 04, 2012 in an online video: "6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 10, 2012
Dewhurst a career politician? By W. Gardner Selby• August 1, 2011 Fresh (re-baked) blasts from Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst By W. Gardner Selby• July 10, 2012 Dewhurst and Cruz tread familiar claims in U.S. Senate debate By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2012 UPDATED: Keeping the record straight By W. Gardner Selby• April 25, 2014 David Dewhurst as chupacabra? By W. Gardner Selby• October 4, 2011 U.S. Senate debate: 'Facts are stubborn things' By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• April 14, 2012 Dewhurst, Cornyn among most-fact-checked Texans still in running for statewide office By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2014 Ted Cruz re-defends a flamed claim By W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2012 Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst debate for the second time in five days By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2014 The details behind David Dewhurst's security detail By W. Gardner Selby• February 3, 2014 Ted Cruz's report card By W. Gardner Selby• February 10, 2012 Mr. ‘Goeb,’ meet Mr. Dewhurst By W. Gardner Selby• April 18, 2014 Muslim prayer rugs on Texas-Mexico border? No confirmed finds By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 Spotlighting claims by Julián Castro, David Dewhurst and Wendy Davis By W. Gardner Selby• July 6, 2012 Dewhurst bests Cruz -- in most popular fact checks By W. Gardner Selby• June 3, 2014 Boehner, Dewhurst and stimulus jobs By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 2011 Dan Patrick touts Dewhurst's Pants on Fire By W. Gardner Selby• April 23, 2014 Dewhurst, Cruz, Cornyn, the Sequel By W. Gardner Selby• June 20, 2012 “Sergeant, you don’t know me, but…” By W. Gardner Selby• August 27, 2013 Flaming claims by David Dewhurst, a political group and Craig James By W. Gardner Selby• June 3, 2012
