Latest Fact-checks in Texas 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 Ken Paxton stated on September 5, 2017 in a press release: "President Obama used" his DACA order "to unilaterally confer U.S. citizenship." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 10, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz. Glenna Hodge stated on July 20, 2017 in testimony before a Texas Senate committee: "Schools in Austin Independent School District are teaching children as young as 4 years old that their gender is fluid – that they’re not a boy or a girl and they can choose whichever gender they want." Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down." Steve Adler stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Austin is the safest big city in Texas." Greg Abbott stated on July 14, 2017 in his speech kicking off his re-election campaign: "More Texans have jobs today than ever before in the history of our state." Ashley Smith stated on July 19, 2017 in a San Antonio Express-News story: Says transgender residents make up "about 1-in-300 people, we're all over the place, we're your friends and your neighbors." Greg Abbott stated on August 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told players: "Stand for the Anthem or you’re off team." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Dan Patrick stated on July 13, 2017 in a press conference: "Of all the money we spend on education, less than 32 percent goes to teachers." Mark Cuban stated on June 30, 2017 in a tweet: "Twitter reaches only 15 percent of the population." Joe Straus stated on July 16, 2017 in an email blast: "One" Texas school "district alone -- Austin ISD -- is expected to lose more than $530 million in local property taxes to Robin Hood this year." Evan Smith stated on July 10, 2017 in as quoted in a story in The New Yorker: "The last majority-Anglo high school class in Texas graduated in 2014." Paul Workman stated on June 15, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies. Pete Olson stated on June 9, 2017 in a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017: Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster." Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2017 in a White House briefing: France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power." Shawn Thierry stated on June 7, 2017 in a press release: "Texas mothers are dying during childbirth at the highest rates in the nation." Dan Patrick stated on June 8, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars." Ken Paxton stated on June 16, 2017 in a press release: Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers." Derrick Crowe stated on June 3, 2017 in as quoted in an Austin American-Statesman news story: Says each of the past three years "has been the hottest on record." Rafael Anchia stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6." Maram Museitif stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release: Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin." Ann Hudspeth stated on April 26, 2017 in A letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: "Texas leads the country in animal deaths by sodium cyanide M-44s." Dan Patrick stated on May 17, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so." Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket." Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes." Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy." Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in a web post: Say Lance Armstrong is dead. Bill Zedler stated on April 25, 2017 in his responses to a physician testifying before the Texas House Committee on Public Health: Says a federal program that collects reported side-effects of vaccinations doesn’t accept possible outcomes extending to road accidents, heart attacks or suicides. Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down."
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Ken Paxton stated on September 5, 2017 in a press release: "President Obama used" his DACA order "to unilaterally confer U.S. citizenship." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 10, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz. Glenna Hodge stated on July 20, 2017 in testimony before a Texas Senate committee: "Schools in Austin Independent School District are teaching children as young as 4 years old that their gender is fluid – that they’re not a boy or a girl and they can choose whichever gender they want." Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down." Steve Adler stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Austin is the safest big city in Texas." Greg Abbott stated on July 14, 2017 in his speech kicking off his re-election campaign: "More Texans have jobs today than ever before in the history of our state." Ashley Smith stated on July 19, 2017 in a San Antonio Express-News story: Says transgender residents make up "about 1-in-300 people, we're all over the place, we're your friends and your neighbors." Greg Abbott stated on August 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told players: "Stand for the Anthem or you’re off team." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Dan Patrick stated on July 13, 2017 in a press conference: "Of all the money we spend on education, less than 32 percent goes to teachers." Mark Cuban stated on June 30, 2017 in a tweet: "Twitter reaches only 15 percent of the population." Joe Straus stated on July 16, 2017 in an email blast: "One" Texas school "district alone -- Austin ISD -- is expected to lose more than $530 million in local property taxes to Robin Hood this year." Evan Smith stated on July 10, 2017 in as quoted in a story in The New Yorker: "The last majority-Anglo high school class in Texas graduated in 2014." Paul Workman stated on June 15, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies. Pete Olson stated on June 9, 2017 in a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017: Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster." Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2017 in a White House briefing: France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power." Shawn Thierry stated on June 7, 2017 in a press release: "Texas mothers are dying during childbirth at the highest rates in the nation." Dan Patrick stated on June 8, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars." Ken Paxton stated on June 16, 2017 in a press release: Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers." Derrick Crowe stated on June 3, 2017 in as quoted in an Austin American-Statesman news story: Says each of the past three years "has been the hottest on record." Rafael Anchia stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6." Maram Museitif stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release: Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin." Ann Hudspeth stated on April 26, 2017 in A letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: "Texas leads the country in animal deaths by sodium cyanide M-44s." Dan Patrick stated on May 17, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so." Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket." Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes." Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy." Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in a web post: Say Lance Armstrong is dead. Bill Zedler stated on April 25, 2017 in his responses to a physician testifying before the Texas House Committee on Public Health: Says a federal program that collects reported side-effects of vaccinations doesn’t accept possible outcomes extending to road accidents, heart attacks or suicides. Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down."
Ken Paxton stated on September 5, 2017 in a press release: "President Obama used" his DACA order "to unilaterally confer U.S. citizenship."
Beto O'Rourke stated on August 10, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz.
Glenna Hodge stated on July 20, 2017 in testimony before a Texas Senate committee: "Schools in Austin Independent School District are teaching children as young as 4 years old that their gender is fluid – that they’re not a boy or a girl and they can choose whichever gender they want."
Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down."
Greg Abbott stated on July 14, 2017 in his speech kicking off his re-election campaign: "More Texans have jobs today than ever before in the history of our state."
Ashley Smith stated on July 19, 2017 in a San Antonio Express-News story: Says transgender residents make up "about 1-in-300 people, we're all over the place, we're your friends and your neighbors."
Greg Abbott stated on August 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told players: "Stand for the Anthem or you’re off team."
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Dan Patrick stated on July 13, 2017 in a press conference: "Of all the money we spend on education, less than 32 percent goes to teachers."
Joe Straus stated on July 16, 2017 in an email blast: "One" Texas school "district alone -- Austin ISD -- is expected to lose more than $530 million in local property taxes to Robin Hood this year."
Evan Smith stated on July 10, 2017 in as quoted in a story in The New Yorker: "The last majority-Anglo high school class in Texas graduated in 2014."
Paul Workman stated on June 15, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies.
Pete Olson stated on June 9, 2017 in a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017: Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster."
Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2017 in a White House briefing: France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power."
Shawn Thierry stated on June 7, 2017 in a press release: "Texas mothers are dying during childbirth at the highest rates in the nation."
Dan Patrick stated on June 8, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars."
Ken Paxton stated on June 16, 2017 in a press release: Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers."
Derrick Crowe stated on June 3, 2017 in as quoted in an Austin American-Statesman news story: Says each of the past three years "has been the hottest on record."
Rafael Anchia stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6."
Maram Museitif stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release: Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin."
Ann Hudspeth stated on April 26, 2017 in A letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: "Texas leads the country in animal deaths by sodium cyanide M-44s."
Dan Patrick stated on May 17, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so."
Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes."
Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy."
Bill Zedler stated on April 25, 2017 in his responses to a physician testifying before the Texas House Committee on Public Health: Says a federal program that collects reported side-effects of vaccinations doesn’t accept possible outcomes extending to road accidents, heart attacks or suicides.
Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down."
