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Search results for "The governor of Texas had all the rainbow crosswalks painted over"

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X posts stated on April 03, 2023 in a Tweet:
“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk.
By Grace Abels• April 7, 2023
Gavin Newsom stated on July 18, 2025 in an X post:
Florida: #51 in mental health care, #1 in home insurance costs, #1 in elder fraud, #1 in rent hikes.
By Ella Moore, Samantha Putterman• July 23, 2025
Victoria Taft stated on December 22, 2010 in a website posting:
Portland spent nearly $1 million in federal stimulus money to install bike path signs where they already existed.
By Janie Har• January 8, 2011
BikePortland.org stated on January 04, 2013 in a tweet. :
Says if you are on your bike in a crosswalk, all you have to do is dip your wheel into the road and cars must legally stop.
By Ian K. Kullgren• January 11, 2013
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.:
Video shows a van “‘Queer testing’ kids without parental approval … (that) involves clothing removal.”
By Madison Czopek• July 27, 2023
Gavin Newsom stated on June 18, 2019 in a tweet:
Says "For the first time in our state’s history, the Pride flag has been raised at our State Capitol!!"
By Chris Nichols• June 18, 2019
Rick Kriseman stated on August 06, 2013 in a mayoral forum:
"For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed."
By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• August 13, 2013
Social Media stated on November 22, 2023 in social media posts:
“Terrorist attack confirmed” in Niagara Falls, New York.
By Loreben Tuquero• November 27, 2023
Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a post:
Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020.
By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024
TikTok posts stated on May 30, 2023 in a video:
Roseanne Barr made a video of a rainbow in a sprinkler questioning 'what the heck is in our water supply.'
By Grace Abels• May 31, 2023
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition stated on October 28, 2011 in a press release:
In Georgia, "hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families."
By Willoughby Mariano• November 9, 2011
Rick Scott stated on October 31, 2023 in an X post:
Rainbow fentanyl is a threat to children on Halloween.
By Sara Swann• October 31, 2023
Brian Kolb stated on September 24, 2019 in a Tweet:
The Buffalo Billion is "still breaking every job promise"
By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 29, 2019
Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post:
The intersection of a rainbow and tornado is called a "tornabow."
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 14, 2019
Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2025 in a post:
“Elon Musk announced that he will not sell Tesla Cybertruck to anyone belonging to the ‘pride’ community.”
By Grace Abels• February 17, 2025
Social Media stated on June 22, 2025 in a video:
Video shows a woman wearing a rainbow hijab and a bomb vest who filmed her visit to Iran.
By Grace Abels• June 24, 2025
X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet:
The official pride flag was altered to include Ukrainian colors.
By Samantha Putterman• June 10, 2022
Instagram posts stated on January 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:
An activist spoke about LGBTQ+ issues at a Plano, Texas, city council meeting.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2024
Viral image stated on June 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Zoo animals were released during protests in Chicago.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 2, 2020
Viral image stated on May 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Lego unveils new genderless bricks with no male/female connectors.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 26, 2021

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What a video shared by DeSantis campaign omits about Trump's LGBTQ+ rights record

By Amy Sherman• July 7, 2023

Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011

Reader: Maybe rename PolitiFact the Opinion-O-Meter?

By W. Gardner Selby• January 23, 2012

Mailbag: 'You’re a loser, aren't you?'

By W. Gardner Selby• October 7, 2011

How creative editing distorts the truth in Perry video

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 17, 2011

Edits fuel distortions in Perry video on Romney

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 17, 2011

Fact-checking the California governor's debate with John Cox and Gavin Newsom

By Kyra Haas, Manuela Tobias• October 8, 2018

Energy weapons, blue roofs and food supply attacks: Texas wildfires revive baseless claims

By Jeff Cercone• March 6, 2024

GOP governors answer Texas’ call to send forces to the border. But what is their role?

By Amy Sherman• July 2, 2021

The best of 2010 from PolitiFact state sites

By Louis Jacobson• December 24, 2010

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• July 20, 2023

Guv candidates each spend an hour in the hot seat

By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2010

Keeping tabs on the 2010 "Texan of the Year"

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• December 28, 2010

Texas economy falls from No. 3 to 21 in rankings, probably due to oil slump

By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2017

Mailbag: ‘Quit being fanatic left-wing hacks’

By W. Gardner Selby• January 7, 2014

George Will “hearts” Rick Perry

By W. Gardner Selby• June 27, 2011

Chafee declares; Here’s his PolitiFact scorecard

By Peter Phipps• June 3, 2015

Fact checking Hillary Clinton

By April Hunt• June 22, 2015

Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame

By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021

In context: Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders on Goldman Sachs

By Lauren Carroll• January 21, 2016