Latest False 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 John Kerry stated on January 31, 2021 in in an interview: Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.” Royce West stated on November 23, 2020 in a committee meeting: Says that this year is the first time during his 27 years as senator “that two African Americans have ever served on the same (Senate) committee.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The Supreme Court “has decided to take up the Texas case.” Greg Abbott stated on November 19, 2020 in a press conference: Says that shutdowns are “ineffective” and that we now know that COVID-19 is not commonly spread “by someone going to work.” Bloggers stated on November 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden campaign director arrested for electoral fraud.” Ted Cruz stated on November 5, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.” Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2020 in an interview: Says Trump “didn’t campaign on cutting the debt” … “That’s not what he promised to do.” Sri Preston Kulkarni stated on October 23, 2020 in an ad: Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.'" Roger Williams stated on October 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.” John Cornyn stated on October 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says Democratic senators were missing “masks” as they huddled close together at the Judiciary Committee hearing for Amy Coney Barrett. Viral image stated on October 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Your ballot could be disqualified if it is written on” in Haltom City, Tex. William Barr stated on September 2, 2020 in a CNN interview: “We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.” George P. Bush stated on August 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says a video shared to his social media shows vehicles with broken windows in a parking garage used by state agencies in Texas on “the same night the City of Austin voted to cut $150 million” from the police department.” Gene Wu stated on August 7, 2020 in an interview: Says in Texas the “average age of the Republican voter is like 20 years older than the average Democrat.” Viral image stated on July 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Hurricane ‘Hanna’ hitting Texas has blown over part of a border wall.” Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!” John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.” Ken Zarifis stated on July 8, 2020 in a press conference: Says Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath is requiring teachers to return to classrooms while “he has closed his offices at TEA through January.” Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.” John Cornyn stated on March 18, 2020 in a press conference: “China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats and snakes and dogs and things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the Swine Flu and now the coronavirus.” Ron Paul stated on March 16, 2020 in an opinion article: Says Anthony Fauci’s statement that the coronavirus death rate is 10 times that of the seasonal flu is “a claim without any scientific basis." Viral image stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections. Ted Cruz stated on February 24, 2020 in a speech: Says Democrats are embracing “abortion up until the moment of birth and even, horrifically, after that.” Greg Abbott stated on January 7, 2020 in a press gaggle: The city of Austin has "removed, seemingly, any legal consequences to the actions where the homeless lie, sleep, where they defecate." Gene Wu stated on December 31, 2019 in a tweet: "About a third of Texas has seen a 20-25% population loss in the last 5 years." Chris Salcedo stated on December 5, 2019 in a radio interview: Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages. Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election." Sid Miller stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester. Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2019: "Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record."
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
John Kerry stated on January 31, 2021 in in an interview: Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.” Royce West stated on November 23, 2020 in a committee meeting: Says that this year is the first time during his 27 years as senator “that two African Americans have ever served on the same (Senate) committee.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The Supreme Court “has decided to take up the Texas case.” Greg Abbott stated on November 19, 2020 in a press conference: Says that shutdowns are “ineffective” and that we now know that COVID-19 is not commonly spread “by someone going to work.” Bloggers stated on November 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden campaign director arrested for electoral fraud.” Ted Cruz stated on November 5, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.” Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2020 in an interview: Says Trump “didn’t campaign on cutting the debt” … “That’s not what he promised to do.” Sri Preston Kulkarni stated on October 23, 2020 in an ad: Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.'" Roger Williams stated on October 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.” John Cornyn stated on October 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says Democratic senators were missing “masks” as they huddled close together at the Judiciary Committee hearing for Amy Coney Barrett. Viral image stated on October 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Your ballot could be disqualified if it is written on” in Haltom City, Tex. William Barr stated on September 2, 2020 in a CNN interview: “We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.” George P. Bush stated on August 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says a video shared to his social media shows vehicles with broken windows in a parking garage used by state agencies in Texas on “the same night the City of Austin voted to cut $150 million” from the police department.” Gene Wu stated on August 7, 2020 in an interview: Says in Texas the “average age of the Republican voter is like 20 years older than the average Democrat.” Viral image stated on July 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Hurricane ‘Hanna’ hitting Texas has blown over part of a border wall.” Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!” John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.” Ken Zarifis stated on July 8, 2020 in a press conference: Says Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath is requiring teachers to return to classrooms while “he has closed his offices at TEA through January.” Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.” John Cornyn stated on March 18, 2020 in a press conference: “China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats and snakes and dogs and things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the Swine Flu and now the coronavirus.” Ron Paul stated on March 16, 2020 in an opinion article: Says Anthony Fauci’s statement that the coronavirus death rate is 10 times that of the seasonal flu is “a claim without any scientific basis." Viral image stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections. Ted Cruz stated on February 24, 2020 in a speech: Says Democrats are embracing “abortion up until the moment of birth and even, horrifically, after that.” Greg Abbott stated on January 7, 2020 in a press gaggle: The city of Austin has "removed, seemingly, any legal consequences to the actions where the homeless lie, sleep, where they defecate." Gene Wu stated on December 31, 2019 in a tweet: "About a third of Texas has seen a 20-25% population loss in the last 5 years." Chris Salcedo stated on December 5, 2019 in a radio interview: Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages. Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election." Sid Miller stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester. Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2019: "Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record."
John Kerry stated on January 31, 2021 in in an interview: Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.”
Royce West stated on November 23, 2020 in a committee meeting: Says that this year is the first time during his 27 years as senator “that two African Americans have ever served on the same (Senate) committee.”
Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The Supreme Court “has decided to take up the Texas case.”
Greg Abbott stated on November 19, 2020 in a press conference: Says that shutdowns are “ineffective” and that we now know that COVID-19 is not commonly spread “by someone going to work.”
Bloggers stated on November 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden campaign director arrested for electoral fraud.”
Ted Cruz stated on November 5, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.”
Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2020 in an interview: Says Trump “didn’t campaign on cutting the debt” … “That’s not what he promised to do.”
Sri Preston Kulkarni stated on October 23, 2020 in an ad: Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.'"
Roger Williams stated on October 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.”
John Cornyn stated on October 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says Democratic senators were missing “masks” as they huddled close together at the Judiciary Committee hearing for Amy Coney Barrett.
Viral image stated on October 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Your ballot could be disqualified if it is written on” in Haltom City, Tex.
William Barr stated on September 2, 2020 in a CNN interview: “We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.”
George P. Bush stated on August 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says a video shared to his social media shows vehicles with broken windows in a parking garage used by state agencies in Texas on “the same night the City of Austin voted to cut $150 million” from the police department.”
Gene Wu stated on August 7, 2020 in an interview: Says in Texas the “average age of the Republican voter is like 20 years older than the average Democrat.”
Viral image stated on July 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Hurricane ‘Hanna’ hitting Texas has blown over part of a border wall.”
Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!”
John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.”
Ken Zarifis stated on July 8, 2020 in a press conference: Says Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath is requiring teachers to return to classrooms while “he has closed his offices at TEA through January.”
Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”
John Cornyn stated on March 18, 2020 in a press conference: “China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats and snakes and dogs and things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the Swine Flu and now the coronavirus.”
Ron Paul stated on March 16, 2020 in an opinion article: Says Anthony Fauci’s statement that the coronavirus death rate is 10 times that of the seasonal flu is “a claim without any scientific basis."
Viral image stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections.
Ted Cruz stated on February 24, 2020 in a speech: Says Democrats are embracing “abortion up until the moment of birth and even, horrifically, after that.”
Greg Abbott stated on January 7, 2020 in a press gaggle: The city of Austin has "removed, seemingly, any legal consequences to the actions where the homeless lie, sleep, where they defecate."
Gene Wu stated on December 31, 2019 in a tweet: "About a third of Texas has seen a 20-25% population loss in the last 5 years."
Chris Salcedo stated on December 5, 2019 in a radio interview: Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages.
Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election."
Sid Miller stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester.
Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America."
Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2019: "Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record."
