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 Greg Abbott stated on August 26, 2010 in an interview: Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border. David Dewhurst stated on August 25, 2010 in an editorial board meeting with the Austin American-Statesman: "We spend more money on health care per capita in the United States than any other country in the world. Of the 30 developed countries in the world, we spend 2 1/2 times more than the average. Of the country that spends the second most per capita, Switzerland, we spend 175 percent more." Bill White stated on August 14, 2010 in a speech: Says most of Perry's chiefs of staff have been lobbyists. Back to Basics stated on August 24, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Gov. Rick Perry "has overseen the highest Texas unemployment in 22 years." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa." 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." Rick Perry stated on August 18, 2010 in a press release: Says Bill White is refusing to debate. Jerry Patterson stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech: Says Barack Obama didn't keep his promise to have an immigration bill in his first year. 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." Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech at the University of Texas at Austin: "The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have." Lamar Smith stated on July 1, 2010 in a floor speech: "We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers." Rebecca Bell-Metereau stated on August 9, 2010 in a campaign flier: Ken Mercer "wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts." 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." Rick Perry stated on July 19, 2010 in a Perry website: Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita." 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." Republican Party of Texas stated on July 19, 2010 in a message on Twitter: Says President Barack Obama initially said the national health-care mandate isn't a tax, but his administration now says it is a tax. 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." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: Says Bill White's program to bring dropouts back to school was "so successful that almost every city in our state has replicated" it. 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." Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale." Rick Perry stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: On debating. Stephen Colbert stated on July 6, 2010 in a segement on The Colbert Report: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT." Sheila Jackson Lee stated on July 15, 2010 in a special order speech on the U.S. House floor: "Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working."
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Greg Abbott stated on August 26, 2010 in an interview: Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border. David Dewhurst stated on August 25, 2010 in an editorial board meeting with the Austin American-Statesman: "We spend more money on health care per capita in the United States than any other country in the world. Of the 30 developed countries in the world, we spend 2 1/2 times more than the average. Of the country that spends the second most per capita, Switzerland, we spend 175 percent more." Bill White stated on August 14, 2010 in a speech: Says most of Perry's chiefs of staff have been lobbyists. Back to Basics stated on August 24, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Gov. Rick Perry "has overseen the highest Texas unemployment in 22 years." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa." 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." Rick Perry stated on August 18, 2010 in a press release: Says Bill White is refusing to debate. Jerry Patterson stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech: Says Barack Obama didn't keep his promise to have an immigration bill in his first year. 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." Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech at the University of Texas at Austin: "The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have." Lamar Smith stated on July 1, 2010 in a floor speech: "We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers." Rebecca Bell-Metereau stated on August 9, 2010 in a campaign flier: Ken Mercer "wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts." 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." Rick Perry stated on July 19, 2010 in a Perry website: Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita." 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." Republican Party of Texas stated on July 19, 2010 in a message on Twitter: Says President Barack Obama initially said the national health-care mandate isn't a tax, but his administration now says it is a tax. 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." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: Says Bill White's program to bring dropouts back to school was "so successful that almost every city in our state has replicated" it. 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." Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale." Rick Perry stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: On debating. Stephen Colbert stated on July 6, 2010 in a segement on The Colbert Report: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT." Sheila Jackson Lee stated on July 15, 2010 in a special order speech on the U.S. House floor: "Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working."
Greg Abbott stated on August 26, 2010 in an interview: Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border.
David Dewhurst stated on August 25, 2010 in an editorial board meeting with the Austin American-Statesman: "We spend more money on health care per capita in the United States than any other country in the world. Of the 30 developed countries in the world, we spend 2 1/2 times more than the average. Of the country that spends the second most per capita, Switzerland, we spend 175 percent more."
Bill White stated on August 14, 2010 in a speech: Says most of Perry's chiefs of staff have been lobbyists.
Back to Basics stated on August 24, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Gov. Rick Perry "has overseen the highest Texas unemployment in 22 years."
John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa."
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."
Jerry Patterson stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech: Says Barack Obama didn't keep his promise to have an immigration bill in his first year.
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."
Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech at the University of Texas at Austin: "The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have."
Lamar Smith stated on July 1, 2010 in a floor speech: "We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers."
Rebecca Bell-Metereau stated on August 9, 2010 in a campaign flier: Ken Mercer "wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts."
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."
Rick Perry stated on July 19, 2010 in a Perry website: Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."
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."
Republican Party of Texas stated on July 19, 2010 in a message on Twitter: Says President Barack Obama initially said the national health-care mandate isn't a tax, but his administration now says it is a tax.
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."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: Says Bill White's program to bring dropouts back to school was "so successful that almost every city in our state has replicated" it.
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."
Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale."
Stephen Colbert stated on July 6, 2010 in a segement on The Colbert Report: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks."
Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT."
Sheila Jackson Lee stated on July 15, 2010 in a special order speech on the U.S. House floor: "Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working."
