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 Kendra Yarbrough Camarena stated on September 14, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Austin politicians want to cram more kids into classrooms so they don't have to make the tough decisions to balance the budget." Ted Ankrum stated on August 31, 2010 in an e-mail blast.: "More people were killed in the United States last year by tainted food than U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the wars began." Steve Munisteri stated on August 31, 2010 in a press release.: Says the Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters has no Republicans among elected officers or on its debate committee. Chet Edwards stated on September 6, 2010 in a TV ad.: Says opponent Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers and paid off executives with millions. David Axelrod stated on September 8, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said the GOP's goal is to "go back to the same exact policies that were in place before this president took office... policies that crashed the economy." David Porter stated on July 28, 2010 in a press release.: Jeff Weems' "legal record is one of defending BP, Enron and just about every big oil company against the working man." John Cornyn stated on August 27, 2010 in a border stop.: On hearings about automatic citizenship provision in U.S. Constitution. Republican Party of Texas stated on August 30, 2010 in a press release.: Jim Dunnam "has not lived in the district he represents for years now." Debbie Riddle stated on August 10, 2010 in a television interview: "Over 81 percent of the babies that are born at LBJ Hospital right here in Houston are born of women who are not here legally." Bill White stated on August 9, 2010 in an East Texas campaign stop.: Says Rick Perry's proposal on driver licenses and high school dropouts has been state law since 1989. Kevin Brady stated on July 28, 2010 in a U.S. House floor speech: "Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States." Todd Staples stated on July 15, 2010 in a consultant's e-mail to PolitiFact Texas.: Says Democrat Hank Gilbert "has a criminal conviction for theft, has multiple years of unpaid taxes, has multiple tax liens and fines, unsafe driving convictions (and) has recently been accused of taking a bribe and is on record lying to the press this year about his criminal record." Bill White stated on August 9, 2010 in a TV interview.: "The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry." John Carter stated on August 9, 2010 in a conference call with reporters.: Says the United States is the only nation that affords citizenship to anyone born here, "whether you are here legally or illegally." Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added." Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso." Michael Sullivan stated on July 19, 2010 in a Twitter post: Says the director of NASA says its main mission is Muslim outreach. Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease." Jeb Hensarling stated on July 8, 2010 in a speech: "Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners." John King stated on July 13, 2010 in a question to San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro: "Sometime in the next decade, there will be more Latinos in the state of Texas than there are Anglos. That will happen sometime in the next five to eight to ten years." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview: "We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them." Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells. Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference.: Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: "In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world. Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican. David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win." John Faulk stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech: Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans."
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Kendra Yarbrough Camarena stated on September 14, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Austin politicians want to cram more kids into classrooms so they don't have to make the tough decisions to balance the budget." Ted Ankrum stated on August 31, 2010 in an e-mail blast.: "More people were killed in the United States last year by tainted food than U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the wars began." Steve Munisteri stated on August 31, 2010 in a press release.: Says the Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters has no Republicans among elected officers or on its debate committee. Chet Edwards stated on September 6, 2010 in a TV ad.: Says opponent Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers and paid off executives with millions. David Axelrod stated on September 8, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said the GOP's goal is to "go back to the same exact policies that were in place before this president took office... policies that crashed the economy." David Porter stated on July 28, 2010 in a press release.: Jeff Weems' "legal record is one of defending BP, Enron and just about every big oil company against the working man." John Cornyn stated on August 27, 2010 in a border stop.: On hearings about automatic citizenship provision in U.S. Constitution. Republican Party of Texas stated on August 30, 2010 in a press release.: Jim Dunnam "has not lived in the district he represents for years now." Debbie Riddle stated on August 10, 2010 in a television interview: "Over 81 percent of the babies that are born at LBJ Hospital right here in Houston are born of women who are not here legally." Bill White stated on August 9, 2010 in an East Texas campaign stop.: Says Rick Perry's proposal on driver licenses and high school dropouts has been state law since 1989. Kevin Brady stated on July 28, 2010 in a U.S. House floor speech: "Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States." Todd Staples stated on July 15, 2010 in a consultant's e-mail to PolitiFact Texas.: Says Democrat Hank Gilbert "has a criminal conviction for theft, has multiple years of unpaid taxes, has multiple tax liens and fines, unsafe driving convictions (and) has recently been accused of taking a bribe and is on record lying to the press this year about his criminal record." Bill White stated on August 9, 2010 in a TV interview.: "The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry." John Carter stated on August 9, 2010 in a conference call with reporters.: Says the United States is the only nation that affords citizenship to anyone born here, "whether you are here legally or illegally." Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added." Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso." Michael Sullivan stated on July 19, 2010 in a Twitter post: Says the director of NASA says its main mission is Muslim outreach. Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease." Jeb Hensarling stated on July 8, 2010 in a speech: "Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners." John King stated on July 13, 2010 in a question to San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro: "Sometime in the next decade, there will be more Latinos in the state of Texas than there are Anglos. That will happen sometime in the next five to eight to ten years." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview: "We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them." Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells. Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference.: Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: "In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world. Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican. David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win." John Faulk stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech: Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans."
Kendra Yarbrough Camarena stated on September 14, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Austin politicians want to cram more kids into classrooms so they don't have to make the tough decisions to balance the budget."
Ted Ankrum stated on August 31, 2010 in an e-mail blast.: "More people were killed in the United States last year by tainted food than U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the wars began."
Steve Munisteri stated on August 31, 2010 in a press release.: Says the Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters has no Republicans among elected officers or on its debate committee.
Chet Edwards stated on September 6, 2010 in a TV ad.: Says opponent Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers and paid off executives with millions.
David Axelrod stated on September 8, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said the GOP's goal is to "go back to the same exact policies that were in place before this president took office... policies that crashed the economy."
David Porter stated on July 28, 2010 in a press release.: Jeff Weems' "legal record is one of defending BP, Enron and just about every big oil company against the working man."
John Cornyn stated on August 27, 2010 in a border stop.: On hearings about automatic citizenship provision in U.S. Constitution.
Republican Party of Texas stated on August 30, 2010 in a press release.: Jim Dunnam "has not lived in the district he represents for years now."
Debbie Riddle stated on August 10, 2010 in a television interview: "Over 81 percent of the babies that are born at LBJ Hospital right here in Houston are born of women who are not here legally."
Bill White stated on August 9, 2010 in an East Texas campaign stop.: Says Rick Perry's proposal on driver licenses and high school dropouts has been state law since 1989.
Kevin Brady stated on July 28, 2010 in a U.S. House floor speech: "Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States."
Todd Staples stated on July 15, 2010 in a consultant's e-mail to PolitiFact Texas.: Says Democrat Hank Gilbert "has a criminal conviction for theft, has multiple years of unpaid taxes, has multiple tax liens and fines, unsafe driving convictions (and) has recently been accused of taking a bribe and is on record lying to the press this year about his criminal record."
Bill White stated on August 9, 2010 in a TV interview.: "The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry."
John Carter stated on August 9, 2010 in a conference call with reporters.: Says the United States is the only nation that affords citizenship to anyone born here, "whether you are here legally or illegally."
Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added."
Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso."
Michael Sullivan stated on July 19, 2010 in a Twitter post: Says the director of NASA says its main mission is Muslim outreach.
Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease."
Jeb Hensarling stated on July 8, 2010 in a speech: "Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners."
John King stated on July 13, 2010 in a question to San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro: "Sometime in the next decade, there will be more Latinos in the state of Texas than there are Anglos. That will happen sometime in the next five to eight to ten years."
Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview: "We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them."
Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells.
Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference.: Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis."
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: "In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world.
Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican.
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win."
John Faulk stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech: Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans."
