0 People 90 Fact-checks 32 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (90) Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2011 in : Says his hometown of Paint Creek, Texas, "doesn’t even have a ZIP code." By W. Gardner Selby• August 27, 2011 Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post: “Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.” By Sofia Ahmed• December 12, 2024 Greg Casar stated on February 08, 2022 in an ad: “Greg Casar passed paid sick leave." By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2022 Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Every major city which has a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city." By Julie Kliegman• December 15, 2013 Republican Party of Texas stated on March 10, 2010 in a Twitter post: "War for the soul of the TxDems: 57% of Dem incumbents for Tx House LOST their primary." By W. Gardner Selby• March 25, 2010 Steve Adler stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Austin is the safest big city in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2017 Bloggers stated on September 30, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Says Detroit-area law enforcement is searching for a 'vigilante' serial killer after three pedophiles were killed in one week By Ciara O'Rourke• October 16, 2018 Eddie Rodriguez stated on June 22, 2011 in a forum.: Says Texas is the only state that exempts jet fuel from its state motor fuels tax. By W. Gardner Selby• July 15, 2011 Karl Rove stated on May 18, 2013 in a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.: Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average." By W. Gardner Selby• June 4, 2013 Viral image stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2021 Sheryl Cole stated on October 15, 2014 in a "Ballot Boxing" candidate forum: "This year," the Austin City Council "granted a small homestead" property tax "exemption of $5,000... applied equally to everyone. And we also granted an exemption for the elderly and the disabled members of the community." By W. Gardner Selby• October 21, 2014 Troy Nehls stated on February 09, 2022 in an ad: "In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education." By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 02, 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.” By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2023 Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces. By Madlin Mekelburg• May 30, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Corona Virus claims a black belt. Chuck Norris, Dead at 80.” By Madison Czopek• June 15, 2020 Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2024 in an Instagram post: If a woman in Texas takes “abortion pills voluntarily,” she would be “charged with murder.” By Jeff Cercone• February 14, 2024 Sheri Gallo stated on November 29, 2016 in a mailer spotted by an Austin voter: Alison Alter "has exploited a campaign finance loophole to obtain over $64,000 in public dollars to fund her campaign." By Nolan Hicks• December 8, 2016 Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level." By Nusaiba Mizan• January 28, 2022 Michael McCaul stated on March 26, 2018 in an interview on Capital Tonight on Spectrum News: "1 in 100 people are sociopaths." By W. Gardner Selby• March 30, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump "said illegal immigration has been a problem in America for 'thousands of years.' " By Ciara O'Rourke• January 18, 2019 Articles (32) PolitiFact Texas marks two years on Austin's KUT FM By W. Gardner Selby• May 29, 2013 Barack Obama claim about low illegal immigration was our No. 9 fact check from 2016 By W. Gardner Selby• December 26, 2016 PolitiFact names its 2014 Lie of the Year By Angie Drobnic Holan, Aaron Sharockman• December 15, 2014 Checking Dan Patrick's talking points after 2017 regular session By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2017 Viral image misrepresents photo of transgender high school wrestler By Michael Majchrowicz• June 11, 2021 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton on voting rights By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2015 Dan Patrick: PolitiFact ‘just wrong’ about tax-savings claim By W. Gardner Selby• May 31, 2017 In Perspective: What Susan Stimpson said about reaching out to minorities By Nancy Madsen• March 21, 2013 Why 4 Texans voted against Hurricane Harvey relief measure By W. Gardner Selby• September 13, 2017 Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response By Michael Williams• May 9, 2023 Texas governor suggests feds violated court order by snipping razor wire at border. Is it true? By Bayliss Wagner• January 4, 2024 What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2018 Scott Walker's immigration stance after New Hampshire appearance: Decoder ring needed By Dave Umhoefer• April 2, 2015 Did Texas House protesters hold signs declaring 'selves illegal immigrants? By Fauzeya Rahman• June 1, 2017 Hillary Clinton's Truth-O-Meter record By Lauren Carroll• June 11, 2015 Texas-bound Beck will need bigger blackboards By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 12, 2011 Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps By Nusaiba Mizan• November 23, 2022 How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages By Bill McCarthy• February 19, 2021 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 Fact-checking fake news on International Fact-checking Day By Allison Graves• April 2, 2017
Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2011 in : Says his hometown of Paint Creek, Texas, "doesn’t even have a ZIP code." By W. Gardner Selby• August 27, 2011 Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post: “Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.” By Sofia Ahmed• December 12, 2024 Greg Casar stated on February 08, 2022 in an ad: “Greg Casar passed paid sick leave." By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2022 Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Every major city which has a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city." By Julie Kliegman• December 15, 2013 Republican Party of Texas stated on March 10, 2010 in a Twitter post: "War for the soul of the TxDems: 57% of Dem incumbents for Tx House LOST their primary." By W. Gardner Selby• March 25, 2010 Steve Adler stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Austin is the safest big city in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2017 Bloggers stated on September 30, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Says Detroit-area law enforcement is searching for a 'vigilante' serial killer after three pedophiles were killed in one week By Ciara O'Rourke• October 16, 2018 Eddie Rodriguez stated on June 22, 2011 in a forum.: Says Texas is the only state that exempts jet fuel from its state motor fuels tax. By W. Gardner Selby• July 15, 2011 Karl Rove stated on May 18, 2013 in a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.: Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average." By W. Gardner Selby• June 4, 2013 Viral image stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2021 Sheryl Cole stated on October 15, 2014 in a "Ballot Boxing" candidate forum: "This year," the Austin City Council "granted a small homestead" property tax "exemption of $5,000... applied equally to everyone. And we also granted an exemption for the elderly and the disabled members of the community." By W. Gardner Selby• October 21, 2014 Troy Nehls stated on February 09, 2022 in an ad: "In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education." By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 02, 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.” By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2023 Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces. By Madlin Mekelburg• May 30, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Corona Virus claims a black belt. Chuck Norris, Dead at 80.” By Madison Czopek• June 15, 2020 Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2024 in an Instagram post: If a woman in Texas takes “abortion pills voluntarily,” she would be “charged with murder.” By Jeff Cercone• February 14, 2024 Sheri Gallo stated on November 29, 2016 in a mailer spotted by an Austin voter: Alison Alter "has exploited a campaign finance loophole to obtain over $64,000 in public dollars to fund her campaign." By Nolan Hicks• December 8, 2016 Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level." By Nusaiba Mizan• January 28, 2022 Michael McCaul stated on March 26, 2018 in an interview on Capital Tonight on Spectrum News: "1 in 100 people are sociopaths." By W. Gardner Selby• March 30, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump "said illegal immigration has been a problem in America for 'thousands of years.' " By Ciara O'Rourke• January 18, 2019
PolitiFact Texas marks two years on Austin's KUT FM By W. Gardner Selby• May 29, 2013 Barack Obama claim about low illegal immigration was our No. 9 fact check from 2016 By W. Gardner Selby• December 26, 2016 PolitiFact names its 2014 Lie of the Year By Angie Drobnic Holan, Aaron Sharockman• December 15, 2014 Checking Dan Patrick's talking points after 2017 regular session By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2017 Viral image misrepresents photo of transgender high school wrestler By Michael Majchrowicz• June 11, 2021 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton on voting rights By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2015 Dan Patrick: PolitiFact ‘just wrong’ about tax-savings claim By W. Gardner Selby• May 31, 2017 In Perspective: What Susan Stimpson said about reaching out to minorities By Nancy Madsen• March 21, 2013 Why 4 Texans voted against Hurricane Harvey relief measure By W. Gardner Selby• September 13, 2017 Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response By Michael Williams• May 9, 2023 Texas governor suggests feds violated court order by snipping razor wire at border. Is it true? By Bayliss Wagner• January 4, 2024 What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2018 Scott Walker's immigration stance after New Hampshire appearance: Decoder ring needed By Dave Umhoefer• April 2, 2015 Did Texas House protesters hold signs declaring 'selves illegal immigrants? By Fauzeya Rahman• June 1, 2017 Hillary Clinton's Truth-O-Meter record By Lauren Carroll• June 11, 2015 Texas-bound Beck will need bigger blackboards By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 12, 2011 Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps By Nusaiba Mizan• November 23, 2022 How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages By Bill McCarthy• February 19, 2021 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 Fact-checking fake news on International Fact-checking Day By Allison Graves• April 2, 2017
