4 People 1167 Fact-checks 473 Articles People (4) Joaquin Castro Raúl Castro Julián Castro Ian Miles Cheong Fact-checks (1167) John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me." By Robert Farley• October 29, 2008 Republican Party of Florida stated on May 28, 2008 in an e-mail.: "Fidel Castro endorses Obama." By Robert Farley• June 5, 2008 Matt Mackowiak stated on July 01, 2016 in a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: "In 2009, his first year as mayor," Julián Castro "received a seven-figure referral fee" that smells like a dirty financial gift "from notorious personal injury lawyer Mikal Watts, a major Obama donor." By Eleanor Dearman• July 28, 2016 Kelly Loeffler stated on November 10, 2020 in a tweet: Says Raphael Warnock “celebrated Fidel Castro and welcomed him to his church.” By Tom Kertscher• November 13, 2020 Julián Castro stated on September 12, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: "The difference between what I support and what you support, Vice President Biden, is that you require them to opt in (to a Medicare public option), and I would not require them to opt in. … They would automatically be enrolled. That’s a big difference. … Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?" By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2019 Joaquin Castro stated on April 24, 2014 in an interview with the McAllen Monitor: With only 67 bills or so passed into law, "2013 was the least productive year in congressional history since we’ve been keeping record." By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2014 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Angela Merkel is the daughter of Adolf Hitler, Justin Trudeau is the son of Fidel Castro and Barbara Bush is the daughter of Aleister Crowley. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders marched with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba. By Amy Sherman• March 5, 2019 Julián Castro stated on September 09, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": "We’re seeing now 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, 4.6 million jobs created." By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2012 Joaquin Castro stated on February 25, 2019 in a news conference: "Most people in my home state of Texas disagree with the president building a wall across our border." By Madlin Mekelburg• February 26, 2019 Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription." By Bradley Saacks• August 20, 2015 Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2016 in a foreign policy speech in Washington: "When President Obama landed in Cuba on Air Force One, no leader was there, nobody, to greet him -- perhaps an incident without precedent in the long and prestigious history of Air Force One." By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2016 Julián Castro stated on September 04, 2012 in keynote address at Democratic National Convention.: Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy. By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2012 Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them." By Louis Jacobson• October 16, 2019 Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2020 in an interview on CBS News' "60 Minutes": “When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.” By Jon Greenberg• February 24, 2020 Sid Miller stated on March 22, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Barack Obama was happily photographed holding a T-shirt with revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara’s face on it. By Fauzeya Rahman• March 25, 2016 National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 14, 2017 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "has aligned himself with communists and dictators," "went to Venezuela to admire Chávez’s revolution" and "supports murderers." By Amy Sherman• August 17, 2017 Raúl Castro stated on March 21, 2016 in a press conference in Havana: Says there are no political prisoners in Cuba. By Linda Qiu• March 22, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on October 21, 2011 in a biography on his U.S. Senate website: Says his parents "came to America following Fidel Castro's takeover" of Cuba. By Becky Bowers• October 21, 2011 Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist." By Madlin Mekelburg• July 12, 2019 Articles (473) A look at Karen Bass’ comments about Castro and Cuba By Amy Sherman• August 4, 2020 Twelve key fact-checks on immigration and executive action By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 21, 2014 12 key fact-checks on immigration and executive action By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 20, 2014 Who is Julián Castro? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 19, 2019 Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging By Miriam Valverde• February 12, 2019 With friends like these..... By Robert Farley• June 5, 2008 Castro on McCain and "the rifle lady" By Robert Farley• October 29, 2008 Julián Castro and Mitt Romney's advice to borrow from your parents By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2012 Julián Castro, vice presidential prospect, and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2016 Julián Castro critique of Romney's advice sparked No. 2 readers' favorite By W. Gardner Selby• December 28, 2012 Patrick, Castro spar over immigration in San Antonio By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2014 Julián Castro: Less than half of poorest Americans have home web access By W. Gardner Selby• August 21, 2015 Obama's reply to Castro's criticism open to interpretation By Sean Gorman• April 11, 2016 Julián Castro’s national moment By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2012 Congress in 2013 turned fewest bills into law than any year since at least 1947 By W. Gardner Selby• May 12, 2014 Julián Castro and San Antonio's economy By W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2012 Julián Castro echoes Clinton By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2012 When PolitiFact hit the road to cover the Iowa caucuses By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 28, 2020 Spotlighting claims by Julián Castro, David Dewhurst and Wendy Davis By W. Gardner Selby• July 6, 2012 Marco Rubio's Cuba history gets tested By Becky Bowers• October 24, 2011
John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me." By Robert Farley• October 29, 2008 Republican Party of Florida stated on May 28, 2008 in an e-mail.: "Fidel Castro endorses Obama." By Robert Farley• June 5, 2008 Matt Mackowiak stated on July 01, 2016 in a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: "In 2009, his first year as mayor," Julián Castro "received a seven-figure referral fee" that smells like a dirty financial gift "from notorious personal injury lawyer Mikal Watts, a major Obama donor." By Eleanor Dearman• July 28, 2016 Kelly Loeffler stated on November 10, 2020 in a tweet: Says Raphael Warnock “celebrated Fidel Castro and welcomed him to his church.” By Tom Kertscher• November 13, 2020 Julián Castro stated on September 12, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: "The difference between what I support and what you support, Vice President Biden, is that you require them to opt in (to a Medicare public option), and I would not require them to opt in. … They would automatically be enrolled. That’s a big difference. … Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?" By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2019 Joaquin Castro stated on April 24, 2014 in an interview with the McAllen Monitor: With only 67 bills or so passed into law, "2013 was the least productive year in congressional history since we’ve been keeping record." By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2014 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Angela Merkel is the daughter of Adolf Hitler, Justin Trudeau is the son of Fidel Castro and Barbara Bush is the daughter of Aleister Crowley. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders marched with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba. By Amy Sherman• March 5, 2019 Julián Castro stated on September 09, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": "We’re seeing now 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, 4.6 million jobs created." By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2012 Joaquin Castro stated on February 25, 2019 in a news conference: "Most people in my home state of Texas disagree with the president building a wall across our border." By Madlin Mekelburg• February 26, 2019 Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription." By Bradley Saacks• August 20, 2015 Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2016 in a foreign policy speech in Washington: "When President Obama landed in Cuba on Air Force One, no leader was there, nobody, to greet him -- perhaps an incident without precedent in the long and prestigious history of Air Force One." By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2016 Julián Castro stated on September 04, 2012 in keynote address at Democratic National Convention.: Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy. By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2012 Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them." By Louis Jacobson• October 16, 2019 Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2020 in an interview on CBS News' "60 Minutes": “When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.” By Jon Greenberg• February 24, 2020 Sid Miller stated on March 22, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Barack Obama was happily photographed holding a T-shirt with revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara’s face on it. By Fauzeya Rahman• March 25, 2016 National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 14, 2017 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "has aligned himself with communists and dictators," "went to Venezuela to admire Chávez’s revolution" and "supports murderers." By Amy Sherman• August 17, 2017 Raúl Castro stated on March 21, 2016 in a press conference in Havana: Says there are no political prisoners in Cuba. By Linda Qiu• March 22, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on October 21, 2011 in a biography on his U.S. Senate website: Says his parents "came to America following Fidel Castro's takeover" of Cuba. By Becky Bowers• October 21, 2011 Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist." By Madlin Mekelburg• July 12, 2019
A look at Karen Bass’ comments about Castro and Cuba By Amy Sherman• August 4, 2020 Twelve key fact-checks on immigration and executive action By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 21, 2014 12 key fact-checks on immigration and executive action By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 20, 2014 Who is Julián Castro? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 19, 2019 Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging By Miriam Valverde• February 12, 2019 With friends like these..... By Robert Farley• June 5, 2008 Castro on McCain and "the rifle lady" By Robert Farley• October 29, 2008 Julián Castro and Mitt Romney's advice to borrow from your parents By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2012 Julián Castro, vice presidential prospect, and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2016 Julián Castro critique of Romney's advice sparked No. 2 readers' favorite By W. Gardner Selby• December 28, 2012 Patrick, Castro spar over immigration in San Antonio By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2014 Julián Castro: Less than half of poorest Americans have home web access By W. Gardner Selby• August 21, 2015 Obama's reply to Castro's criticism open to interpretation By Sean Gorman• April 11, 2016 Julián Castro’s national moment By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2012 Congress in 2013 turned fewest bills into law than any year since at least 1947 By W. Gardner Selby• May 12, 2014 Julián Castro and San Antonio's economy By W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2012 Julián Castro echoes Clinton By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2012 When PolitiFact hit the road to cover the Iowa caucuses By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 28, 2020 Spotlighting claims by Julián Castro, David Dewhurst and Wendy Davis By W. Gardner Selby• July 6, 2012 Marco Rubio's Cuba history gets tested By Becky Bowers• October 24, 2011
