Latest Fact-checks by W. Gardner Selby 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 Rick Perry stated on August 8, 2014 in speech at Red State Gathering in Fort Worth: Congress is "on a five-week vacation." Wendy Davis stated on August 7, 2014 in a TV ad: Says that, as a Supreme Court justice, Greg Abbott found that a company whose vacuum cleaners were sold door to door "had no responsibility" in the hiring of a salesman who raped a customer. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa stated on July 21, 2014 in a press release: "We have less crime in the (Rio Grande) Valley than we do in other major Texas cities." Eugene Sepulveda stated on July 29, 2014 in a Facebook post: Austin mayoral candidate "Mike Martinez takes corporate money." Henry Cisneros stated on July 22, 2014 in a statement after Ivy Taylor's selection as mayor of San Antonio: San Antonio is "now the largest city in the United States ever to have an African American woman mayor." Rick Perry stated on July 23, 2014 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state’s border with Mexico. David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: Says John Cornyn dodged the draft during the Vietnam War. Greg Abbott stated on July 22, 2014 in an interview on Fox News.: "We’ve had about 3,000 murders" in connection with lax border security. Dan Patrick stated on June 7, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Republican Party of Texas: "We have a 40 to 50 percent dropout rate in our inner-city schools." Glenn Beck stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview of Gov. Rick Perry: Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously "caught four times and released." Rick Perry stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview with Glenn Beck: More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years. Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Roberto Alonzo stated on July 16, 2014 in a press release: "Latinos now make up the majority population in Texas." Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference at Lackland Air Force Base: Says children are coming into the U.S. in "staggering numbers" because President Barack Obama "has been promising amnesty." Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Dan Patrick was the only state senator "who voted against the Veteran Entrepreneurship Program, a program that assists veterans in successfully starting up their own businesses." David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party: Says he lived in a colonia while working as a farm worker. Gilberto Hinojosa stated on June 26, 2014 in an interview with KERA News: "The platform of the Republican Party says deport everybody and to hell with it." Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference : Says 95 percent of people caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border said in a survey "we are coming because we’ve been promised amnesty." Greg Abbott stated on June 26, 2014 in a billboard message: "Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation." Austin Water Utility stated on May 27, 2014 in as quoted in a StateImpact Texas news story: Says Central Texas river water sent to downstream rice farmers in 2011 equaled about three years’ worth of Austin’s water use. Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says of flood of non-Mexicans being apprehended at the border: "These are people that are coming from states like Syria that have substantial connections back to terrorist regimes and terrorist operations." Texas Future stated on May 8, 2014 in a web video: "One thousand people a day are moving to Texas, which means there will be 15 million more people over the next 25 years." Battleground Texas stated on June 10, 2014 in an interview on Bloomberg TV: Says Dan Patrick has "called immigration into Texas an invasion" and "said immigrants coming into Texas bring ‘third-world diseases.’" Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: A record number of immigrants not from Mexico are "being apprehended at the border." Ken Paxton stated on June 6, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention: "At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner." Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes." Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates." Mike Martinez stated on May 28, 2014 in remarks at a gathering: Four (maybe five) Latinos have served on the Austin City Council.
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Rick Perry stated on August 8, 2014 in speech at Red State Gathering in Fort Worth: Congress is "on a five-week vacation." Wendy Davis stated on August 7, 2014 in a TV ad: Says that, as a Supreme Court justice, Greg Abbott found that a company whose vacuum cleaners were sold door to door "had no responsibility" in the hiring of a salesman who raped a customer. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa stated on July 21, 2014 in a press release: "We have less crime in the (Rio Grande) Valley than we do in other major Texas cities." Eugene Sepulveda stated on July 29, 2014 in a Facebook post: Austin mayoral candidate "Mike Martinez takes corporate money." Henry Cisneros stated on July 22, 2014 in a statement after Ivy Taylor's selection as mayor of San Antonio: San Antonio is "now the largest city in the United States ever to have an African American woman mayor." Rick Perry stated on July 23, 2014 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state’s border with Mexico. David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: Says John Cornyn dodged the draft during the Vietnam War. Greg Abbott stated on July 22, 2014 in an interview on Fox News.: "We’ve had about 3,000 murders" in connection with lax border security. Dan Patrick stated on June 7, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Republican Party of Texas: "We have a 40 to 50 percent dropout rate in our inner-city schools." Glenn Beck stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview of Gov. Rick Perry: Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously "caught four times and released." Rick Perry stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview with Glenn Beck: More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years. Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Roberto Alonzo stated on July 16, 2014 in a press release: "Latinos now make up the majority population in Texas." Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference at Lackland Air Force Base: Says children are coming into the U.S. in "staggering numbers" because President Barack Obama "has been promising amnesty." Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Dan Patrick was the only state senator "who voted against the Veteran Entrepreneurship Program, a program that assists veterans in successfully starting up their own businesses." David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party: Says he lived in a colonia while working as a farm worker. Gilberto Hinojosa stated on June 26, 2014 in an interview with KERA News: "The platform of the Republican Party says deport everybody and to hell with it." Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference : Says 95 percent of people caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border said in a survey "we are coming because we’ve been promised amnesty." Greg Abbott stated on June 26, 2014 in a billboard message: "Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation." Austin Water Utility stated on May 27, 2014 in as quoted in a StateImpact Texas news story: Says Central Texas river water sent to downstream rice farmers in 2011 equaled about three years’ worth of Austin’s water use. Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says of flood of non-Mexicans being apprehended at the border: "These are people that are coming from states like Syria that have substantial connections back to terrorist regimes and terrorist operations." Texas Future stated on May 8, 2014 in a web video: "One thousand people a day are moving to Texas, which means there will be 15 million more people over the next 25 years." Battleground Texas stated on June 10, 2014 in an interview on Bloomberg TV: Says Dan Patrick has "called immigration into Texas an invasion" and "said immigrants coming into Texas bring ‘third-world diseases.’" Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: A record number of immigrants not from Mexico are "being apprehended at the border." Ken Paxton stated on June 6, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention: "At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner." Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes." Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates." Mike Martinez stated on May 28, 2014 in remarks at a gathering: Four (maybe five) Latinos have served on the Austin City Council.
Rick Perry stated on August 8, 2014 in speech at Red State Gathering in Fort Worth: Congress is "on a five-week vacation."
Wendy Davis stated on August 7, 2014 in a TV ad: Says that, as a Supreme Court justice, Greg Abbott found that a company whose vacuum cleaners were sold door to door "had no responsibility" in the hiring of a salesman who raped a customer.
Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa stated on July 21, 2014 in a press release: "We have less crime in the (Rio Grande) Valley than we do in other major Texas cities."
Eugene Sepulveda stated on July 29, 2014 in a Facebook post: Austin mayoral candidate "Mike Martinez takes corporate money."
Henry Cisneros stated on July 22, 2014 in a statement after Ivy Taylor's selection as mayor of San Antonio: San Antonio is "now the largest city in the United States ever to have an African American woman mayor."
Rick Perry stated on July 23, 2014 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state’s border with Mexico.
David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: Says John Cornyn dodged the draft during the Vietnam War.
Greg Abbott stated on July 22, 2014 in an interview on Fox News.: "We’ve had about 3,000 murders" in connection with lax border security.
Dan Patrick stated on June 7, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Republican Party of Texas: "We have a 40 to 50 percent dropout rate in our inner-city schools."
Glenn Beck stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview of Gov. Rick Perry: Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously "caught four times and released."
Rick Perry stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview with Glenn Beck: More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years.
Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Roberto Alonzo stated on July 16, 2014 in a press release: "Latinos now make up the majority population in Texas."
Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference at Lackland Air Force Base: Says children are coming into the U.S. in "staggering numbers" because President Barack Obama "has been promising amnesty."
Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Dan Patrick was the only state senator "who voted against the Veteran Entrepreneurship Program, a program that assists veterans in successfully starting up their own businesses."
David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party: Says he lived in a colonia while working as a farm worker.
Gilberto Hinojosa stated on June 26, 2014 in an interview with KERA News: "The platform of the Republican Party says deport everybody and to hell with it."
Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference : Says 95 percent of people caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border said in a survey "we are coming because we’ve been promised amnesty."
Greg Abbott stated on June 26, 2014 in a billboard message: "Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation."
Austin Water Utility stated on May 27, 2014 in as quoted in a StateImpact Texas news story: Says Central Texas river water sent to downstream rice farmers in 2011 equaled about three years’ worth of Austin’s water use.
Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says of flood of non-Mexicans being apprehended at the border: "These are people that are coming from states like Syria that have substantial connections back to terrorist regimes and terrorist operations."
Texas Future stated on May 8, 2014 in a web video: "One thousand people a day are moving to Texas, which means there will be 15 million more people over the next 25 years."
Battleground Texas stated on June 10, 2014 in an interview on Bloomberg TV: Says Dan Patrick has "called immigration into Texas an invasion" and "said immigrants coming into Texas bring ‘third-world diseases.’"
Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: A record number of immigrants not from Mexico are "being apprehended at the border."
Ken Paxton stated on June 6, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention: "At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner."
Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes."
Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates."
Mike Martinez stated on May 28, 2014 in remarks at a gathering: Four (maybe five) Latinos have served on the Austin City Council.
