Latest Fact-checks in Texas Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.” Ted Cruz stated on August 30, 2023 in A post on X.: "(President Joe) Biden is trying to limit you to two beers per week.” TikTok posts stated on July 3, 2023 in un video en TikTok: "Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados". Sid Miller stated on June 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Garth Brooks played to a “half-empty arena” in Illinois. Ted Cruz stated on May 17, 2023 in a speech at the Hudson Institute: Barack Obama said that Iran has a “right” to nuclear technology, including weapons. TikTok posts stated on June 1, 2023 in a TikTok: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.” Gavin Newsom stated on May 7, 2023 in a tweet: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.” Facebook posts stated on May 2, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.” Greg Abbott stated on April 5, 2023 in a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.” Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.” Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech: "Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor." Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Energy costs are the highest in 15 years." Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet: Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.” Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely." Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984." Kevin Brady stated on December 8, 2022 in a statement: Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.” Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in a post: Footage shows Dallas pollbooks fraudulently “adding hundreds of voters in real time as the poll was being closed.” Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: “Many elections in Bexar are being called with 0% of precincts reporting! I smell MAJOR FRAUD!” Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged. Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in a video: Video suggests GOP voters denied access in general election. Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name. Greg Abbott stated on August 31, 2022 in a campaign event: Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR.” Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions." Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in Facebook post: “With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.” Beto O'Rourke stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half." Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.” Viral image stated on July 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.” Beto O'Rourke stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: "38,000 Texans had their license to carry denied, revoked, or suspended over the last five years because law enforcement deemed them too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public. But thanks to Greg Abbott's new law, they don't need a license to carry anymore." Greg Abbott stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet: Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall. Lauren Boebert stated on July 11, 2022 in a podcast: U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.”
Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.” Ted Cruz stated on August 30, 2023 in A post on X.: "(President Joe) Biden is trying to limit you to two beers per week.” TikTok posts stated on July 3, 2023 in un video en TikTok: "Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados". Sid Miller stated on June 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Garth Brooks played to a “half-empty arena” in Illinois. Ted Cruz stated on May 17, 2023 in a speech at the Hudson Institute: Barack Obama said that Iran has a “right” to nuclear technology, including weapons. TikTok posts stated on June 1, 2023 in a TikTok: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.” Gavin Newsom stated on May 7, 2023 in a tweet: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.” Facebook posts stated on May 2, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.” Greg Abbott stated on April 5, 2023 in a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.” Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.” Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech: "Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor." Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Energy costs are the highest in 15 years." Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet: Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.” Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely." Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984." Kevin Brady stated on December 8, 2022 in a statement: Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.” Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in a post: Footage shows Dallas pollbooks fraudulently “adding hundreds of voters in real time as the poll was being closed.” Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: “Many elections in Bexar are being called with 0% of precincts reporting! I smell MAJOR FRAUD!” Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged. Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in a video: Video suggests GOP voters denied access in general election. Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name. Greg Abbott stated on August 31, 2022 in a campaign event: Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR.” Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions." Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in Facebook post: “With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.” Beto O'Rourke stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half." Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.” Viral image stated on July 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.” Beto O'Rourke stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: "38,000 Texans had their license to carry denied, revoked, or suspended over the last five years because law enforcement deemed them too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public. But thanks to Greg Abbott's new law, they don't need a license to carry anymore." Greg Abbott stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet: Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall. Lauren Boebert stated on July 11, 2022 in a podcast: U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.”
Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.”
Ted Cruz stated on August 30, 2023 in A post on X.: "(President Joe) Biden is trying to limit you to two beers per week.”
TikTok posts stated on July 3, 2023 in un video en TikTok: "Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados".
Sid Miller stated on June 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Garth Brooks played to a “half-empty arena” in Illinois.
Ted Cruz stated on May 17, 2023 in a speech at the Hudson Institute: Barack Obama said that Iran has a “right” to nuclear technology, including weapons.
TikTok posts stated on June 1, 2023 in a TikTok: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.”
Gavin Newsom stated on May 7, 2023 in a tweet: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”
Facebook posts stated on May 2, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.”
Greg Abbott stated on April 5, 2023 in a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.”
Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.”
Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech: "Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet: Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”
Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely."
Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984."
Kevin Brady stated on December 8, 2022 in a statement: Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.”
Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in a post: Footage shows Dallas pollbooks fraudulently “adding hundreds of voters in real time as the poll was being closed.”
Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: “Many elections in Bexar are being called with 0% of precincts reporting! I smell MAJOR FRAUD!”
Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged.
Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in a video: Video suggests GOP voters denied access in general election.
Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name.
Greg Abbott stated on August 31, 2022 in a campaign event: Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR.”
Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions."
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in Facebook post: “With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.”
Beto O'Rourke stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half."
Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.”
Viral image stated on July 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.”
Beto O'Rourke stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: "38,000 Texans had their license to carry denied, revoked, or suspended over the last five years because law enforcement deemed them too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public. But thanks to Greg Abbott's new law, they don't need a license to carry anymore."
Greg Abbott stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet: Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall.
Lauren Boebert stated on July 11, 2022 in a podcast: U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.”
