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 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." Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job." David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas. Becky Moeller stated on June 28, 2012 in a statement reacting to the Supreme Court decision upholding the law.: Says the federal health care law upheld by the Supreme Court "has improved or saved the lives of more than 4,000 Texans" otherwise prevented from obtaining health coverage due to pre-existing conditions. Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare stated on June 20, 2012: "Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school." John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants. Wendy Davis stated on June 9, 2012 in her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception." Paul Ryan stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says a national Coca-Cola study showed Texans love Texas more than residents of any other state love their state; Wisconsinites ranked second. David Dewhurst stated on June 4, 2012 in a radio interview.: "Most of Ted Cruz’s money comes from Washington, from outside the state of Texas." Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels." Ron Paul stated on June 6, 2012 in an online message to supporters.: Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention. Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation. John Cornyn stated on June 12, 2012 in a commentary posted on the Fox News website.: Says lawyer appointed by Eric Holder to investigate government leaks helped and donated to Obama's campaign, vetting vice presidential prospects. Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC stated on May 24, 2012 in a PAC website.: Says Jeff Wentworth, bending the rules, "has used $211,743.96 in campaign contributions to lease luxury cars." Wes Riddle stated on October 22, 2011 in a speech.: Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter. Paul Sadler stated on June 8, 2012 in remarks to Hispanic Caucus at Texas Democratic Party convention in Houston.: Says Democratic runoff opponent Grady Yarbrough twice previously ran statewide as a Republican. Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says Barack Obama has played nearly 100 rounds of golf as president. Roger Williams stated on June 5, 2012 in an Austin appearance with Wes Riddle, fellow GOP hopeful for US House.: Says Barack Obama is a socialist. David Dewhurst stated on May 24, 2012 in a radio ad.: Ted Cruz "helps run two national organizations that have been leading the push to give amnesty to illegal immigrants." 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. Jeff Wentworth stated on May 9, 2012 in a TV ad.: Says he "restored prayer and the pledge in our schools." Conservative Voters of Texas PAC stated on May 25, 2012 in whylarrywhy.com: Says Larry Taylor gave "in-state tuition to illegal immigrants." Sylvia Romo stated on May 20, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Lloyd Doggett "made millions off companies like Bank of America while they took taxpayer bailout money." Ryan Downton stated on May 21, 2012 in an open letter to voters.: Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants. John Bradley stated on May 14, 2012 in an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman: Says Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty "has never prosecuted a single adult felony case." Gilberto Hinojosa stated on April 24, 2012 in the Central Texas Democratic Forum: Says "large majority" of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim and not U.S.-born. Justin Hewlett stated on May 16, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Says the majority of candidates in Texas’ 25th Congressional District live outside the district. Ron Davis stated on March 1, 2012 in a campaign flier: Says "over 40 percent of recent county bonds are for Precinct One, northeast Travis County," because he "is quick to identify projects that help make the East Side a desirable place to live." Craig James stated on May 16, 2012 in a speech in Tyler, Texas.: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are negotiating with the United Nations about doing a treaty that will ban the use of firearms." Lloyd Doggett stated on April 14, 2012 in a TV interview.: Says he represents or has represented about half the San Antonio-rooted district in which he seeks election.
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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." Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job." David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas. Becky Moeller stated on June 28, 2012 in a statement reacting to the Supreme Court decision upholding the law.: Says the federal health care law upheld by the Supreme Court "has improved or saved the lives of more than 4,000 Texans" otherwise prevented from obtaining health coverage due to pre-existing conditions. Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare stated on June 20, 2012: "Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school." John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants. Wendy Davis stated on June 9, 2012 in her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception." Paul Ryan stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says a national Coca-Cola study showed Texans love Texas more than residents of any other state love their state; Wisconsinites ranked second. David Dewhurst stated on June 4, 2012 in a radio interview.: "Most of Ted Cruz’s money comes from Washington, from outside the state of Texas." Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels." Ron Paul stated on June 6, 2012 in an online message to supporters.: Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention. Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation. John Cornyn stated on June 12, 2012 in a commentary posted on the Fox News website.: Says lawyer appointed by Eric Holder to investigate government leaks helped and donated to Obama's campaign, vetting vice presidential prospects. Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC stated on May 24, 2012 in a PAC website.: Says Jeff Wentworth, bending the rules, "has used $211,743.96 in campaign contributions to lease luxury cars." Wes Riddle stated on October 22, 2011 in a speech.: Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter. Paul Sadler stated on June 8, 2012 in remarks to Hispanic Caucus at Texas Democratic Party convention in Houston.: Says Democratic runoff opponent Grady Yarbrough twice previously ran statewide as a Republican. Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says Barack Obama has played nearly 100 rounds of golf as president. Roger Williams stated on June 5, 2012 in an Austin appearance with Wes Riddle, fellow GOP hopeful for US House.: Says Barack Obama is a socialist. David Dewhurst stated on May 24, 2012 in a radio ad.: Ted Cruz "helps run two national organizations that have been leading the push to give amnesty to illegal immigrants." 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. Jeff Wentworth stated on May 9, 2012 in a TV ad.: Says he "restored prayer and the pledge in our schools." Conservative Voters of Texas PAC stated on May 25, 2012 in whylarrywhy.com: Says Larry Taylor gave "in-state tuition to illegal immigrants." Sylvia Romo stated on May 20, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Lloyd Doggett "made millions off companies like Bank of America while they took taxpayer bailout money." Ryan Downton stated on May 21, 2012 in an open letter to voters.: Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants. John Bradley stated on May 14, 2012 in an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman: Says Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty "has never prosecuted a single adult felony case." Gilberto Hinojosa stated on April 24, 2012 in the Central Texas Democratic Forum: Says "large majority" of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim and not U.S.-born. Justin Hewlett stated on May 16, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Says the majority of candidates in Texas’ 25th Congressional District live outside the district. Ron Davis stated on March 1, 2012 in a campaign flier: Says "over 40 percent of recent county bonds are for Precinct One, northeast Travis County," because he "is quick to identify projects that help make the East Side a desirable place to live." Craig James stated on May 16, 2012 in a speech in Tyler, Texas.: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are negotiating with the United Nations about doing a treaty that will ban the use of firearms." Lloyd Doggett stated on April 14, 2012 in a TV interview.: Says he represents or has represented about half the San Antonio-rooted district in which he seeks election.
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."
Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job."
David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas.
Becky Moeller stated on June 28, 2012 in a statement reacting to the Supreme Court decision upholding the law.: Says the federal health care law upheld by the Supreme Court "has improved or saved the lives of more than 4,000 Texans" otherwise prevented from obtaining health coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare stated on June 20, 2012: "Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school."
John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants.
Wendy Davis stated on June 9, 2012 in her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception."
Paul Ryan stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says a national Coca-Cola study showed Texans love Texas more than residents of any other state love their state; Wisconsinites ranked second.
David Dewhurst stated on June 4, 2012 in a radio interview.: "Most of Ted Cruz’s money comes from Washington, from outside the state of Texas."
Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels."
Ron Paul stated on June 6, 2012 in an online message to supporters.: Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention.
Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation.
John Cornyn stated on June 12, 2012 in a commentary posted on the Fox News website.: Says lawyer appointed by Eric Holder to investigate government leaks helped and donated to Obama's campaign, vetting vice presidential prospects.
Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC stated on May 24, 2012 in a PAC website.: Says Jeff Wentworth, bending the rules, "has used $211,743.96 in campaign contributions to lease luxury cars."
Wes Riddle stated on October 22, 2011 in a speech.: Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter.
Paul Sadler stated on June 8, 2012 in remarks to Hispanic Caucus at Texas Democratic Party convention in Houston.: Says Democratic runoff opponent Grady Yarbrough twice previously ran statewide as a Republican.
Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says Barack Obama has played nearly 100 rounds of golf as president.
Roger Williams stated on June 5, 2012 in an Austin appearance with Wes Riddle, fellow GOP hopeful for US House.: Says Barack Obama is a socialist.
David Dewhurst stated on May 24, 2012 in a radio ad.: Ted Cruz "helps run two national organizations that have been leading the push to give amnesty to illegal immigrants."
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.
Jeff Wentworth stated on May 9, 2012 in a TV ad.: Says he "restored prayer and the pledge in our schools."
Conservative Voters of Texas PAC stated on May 25, 2012 in whylarrywhy.com: Says Larry Taylor gave "in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
Sylvia Romo stated on May 20, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Lloyd Doggett "made millions off companies like Bank of America while they took taxpayer bailout money."
Ryan Downton stated on May 21, 2012 in an open letter to voters.: Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
John Bradley stated on May 14, 2012 in an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman: Says Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty "has never prosecuted a single adult felony case."
Gilberto Hinojosa stated on April 24, 2012 in the Central Texas Democratic Forum: Says "large majority" of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim and not U.S.-born.
Justin Hewlett stated on May 16, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Says the majority of candidates in Texas’ 25th Congressional District live outside the district.
Ron Davis stated on March 1, 2012 in a campaign flier: Says "over 40 percent of recent county bonds are for Precinct One, northeast Travis County," because he "is quick to identify projects that help make the East Side a desirable place to live."
Craig James stated on May 16, 2012 in a speech in Tyler, Texas.: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are negotiating with the United Nations about doing a treaty that will ban the use of firearms."
Lloyd Doggett stated on April 14, 2012 in a TV interview.: Says he represents or has represented about half the San Antonio-rooted district in which he seeks election.
