1 People 3132 Fact-checks 893 Articles People (1) Vincent Fort Fact-checks (3132) Daniel Rodriguez stated on May 30, 2012 in an email to PolitiFact Texas.: Says no city comparable in size to Austin or smaller was broken into as many congressional districts. By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 2012 Rick Perry stated on October 13, 2010 in an ad: "More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 25, 2010 Paul Workman stated on February 18, 2010 in a radio ad: "Holly Turner... still takes her homestead (property tax) exemption in Fort Worth." By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2010 George Will stated on May 09, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex." By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2010 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." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2010 Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped." By Jon Greenberg• February 19, 2014 Lee Leffingwell stated on April 16, 2012 in an Austin mayoral candidate debate: Says "Austin has the lowest property tax rate by far of the five major cities in Texas." By Sue Owen• May 1, 2012 Michael Sullivan stated on February 03, 2011 in a Twitter post.: Says the Texas Forest Service planted 6,000 trees in the Dallas/Fort Worth area before the Super Bowl for unknown reasons at an unknown cost. By W. Gardner Selby• February 6, 2011 Instagram posts stated on January 02, 2025 in an Instagram post: Video shows “Fort Worth, Texas pileup, January (1st), 2025.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 3, 2025 Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2013 in a speech at National Right to Life convention, Grapevine, Texas.: Says Wendy Davis, "born into difficult circumstances," was the daughter of a single mother and a teenage mother herself. By W. Gardner Selby• June 28, 2013 Henry Cisneros stated on January 29, 2020 in a meeting: Says San Antonio has “the lowest per capita income of any major Texas city.” By Madlin Mekelburg• February 7, 2020 David Dewhurst stated on June 09, 2010 in a campaign video: Says the Republican "state convention is actually larger than the Republican National Convention." By W. Gardner Selby• June 17, 2010 Glenn Beck stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview of Gov. Rick Perry: Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously "caught four times and released." By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2014 Better Austin Today stated on June 18, 2011 in a campaign mailer.: "Under Randi Shade," Austin has "had the highest cost of living of any large Texas city." By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2011 Mike Hashimoto stated on June 02, 2014 in a commentary: "Public display of a long rifle is perfectly legal in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2014 Lee Leffingwell stated on February 25, 2011 in State of the City address.: Says four-year terms for City Council members are "the norm in most cities of our size." By W. Gardner Selby• March 13, 2011 Eddie Lucio, Jr. stated on November 18, 2013 in remarks at Southern Obesity Summit: Nearly 40 percent of his McAllen-area constituents suffer from obesity. By Sue Owen• January 7, 2014 Roger Falk stated on November 03, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says the Austin school district "enjoys the highest per-student funding of all large Texas districts" even after forwarding tax revenue to the state. By W. Gardner Selby• November 17, 2017 Peter King stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox." By Steve Contorno• September 23, 2014 Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email: Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• July 16, 2015 Articles (893) Greg Abbott (again) doubts Wendy Davis on gun rights By Sue Owen• February 20, 2014 California, New York, Ted Nugent lofted in Texas gubernatorial debate By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 1, 2014 Fact-checking Texas fracking, pollution, earthquakes By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2015 Superintendents’ pay means salary — plus perks By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 14, 2011 Smoking out voting claims By W. Gardner Selby• November 4, 2013 Wendy Davis, Greg Abbott say buenas noches from Rio Grande Valley debate By W. Gardner Selby• September 19, 2014 Previewing the Texas governor's debate By W. Gardner Selby• September 30, 2014 Sharia court in Irving, Texas? Negative By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2015 Greg Abbott claim linking FBI to Wendy Davis lacks proof her work is under investigation By W. Gardner Selby• June 27, 2014 Perry, Dewhurst and Barack Obama on the links By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2012 The real thing on Paul Ryan, Texas and a Coca-Cola study By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2012 Hank Williams Jr. saying Obama a Muslim prompted No. 5 favorite fact check By W. Gardner Selby• December 25, 2012 Greg Abbott mano a mano with Wendy Davis in Rio Grande Valley debate By W. Gardner Selby• September 19, 2014 Rick Perry's 'Half True' description of Wendy Davis By W. Gardner Selby• June 28, 2013 Where you from? In Austin, there’s a one in five chance it’s overseas By W. Gardner Selby• November 26, 2013 Jon Stewart: "What has you, governor, fed up?" By • November 9, 2010 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 25, 2021 Abbott supporters offered subsidized trips to Rio Grande Valley By W. Gardner Selby• September 17, 2014 Laubenberg says her "rape kit" claim may have come out muddled By W. Gardner Selby• June 25, 2013 Wendy Davis v. the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• October 3, 2013
Daniel Rodriguez stated on May 30, 2012 in an email to PolitiFact Texas.: Says no city comparable in size to Austin or smaller was broken into as many congressional districts. By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 2012 Rick Perry stated on October 13, 2010 in an ad: "More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 25, 2010 Paul Workman stated on February 18, 2010 in a radio ad: "Holly Turner... still takes her homestead (property tax) exemption in Fort Worth." By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2010 George Will stated on May 09, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex." By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2010 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." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2010 Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped." By Jon Greenberg• February 19, 2014 Lee Leffingwell stated on April 16, 2012 in an Austin mayoral candidate debate: Says "Austin has the lowest property tax rate by far of the five major cities in Texas." By Sue Owen• May 1, 2012 Michael Sullivan stated on February 03, 2011 in a Twitter post.: Says the Texas Forest Service planted 6,000 trees in the Dallas/Fort Worth area before the Super Bowl for unknown reasons at an unknown cost. By W. Gardner Selby• February 6, 2011 Instagram posts stated on January 02, 2025 in an Instagram post: Video shows “Fort Worth, Texas pileup, January (1st), 2025.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 3, 2025 Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2013 in a speech at National Right to Life convention, Grapevine, Texas.: Says Wendy Davis, "born into difficult circumstances," was the daughter of a single mother and a teenage mother herself. By W. Gardner Selby• June 28, 2013 Henry Cisneros stated on January 29, 2020 in a meeting: Says San Antonio has “the lowest per capita income of any major Texas city.” By Madlin Mekelburg• February 7, 2020 David Dewhurst stated on June 09, 2010 in a campaign video: Says the Republican "state convention is actually larger than the Republican National Convention." By W. Gardner Selby• June 17, 2010 Glenn Beck stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview of Gov. Rick Perry: Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously "caught four times and released." By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2014 Better Austin Today stated on June 18, 2011 in a campaign mailer.: "Under Randi Shade," Austin has "had the highest cost of living of any large Texas city." By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2011 Mike Hashimoto stated on June 02, 2014 in a commentary: "Public display of a long rifle is perfectly legal in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2014 Lee Leffingwell stated on February 25, 2011 in State of the City address.: Says four-year terms for City Council members are "the norm in most cities of our size." By W. Gardner Selby• March 13, 2011 Eddie Lucio, Jr. stated on November 18, 2013 in remarks at Southern Obesity Summit: Nearly 40 percent of his McAllen-area constituents suffer from obesity. By Sue Owen• January 7, 2014 Roger Falk stated on November 03, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says the Austin school district "enjoys the highest per-student funding of all large Texas districts" even after forwarding tax revenue to the state. By W. Gardner Selby• November 17, 2017 Peter King stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox." By Steve Contorno• September 23, 2014 Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email: Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• July 16, 2015
Greg Abbott (again) doubts Wendy Davis on gun rights By Sue Owen• February 20, 2014 California, New York, Ted Nugent lofted in Texas gubernatorial debate By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 1, 2014 Fact-checking Texas fracking, pollution, earthquakes By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2015 Superintendents’ pay means salary — plus perks By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 14, 2011 Smoking out voting claims By W. Gardner Selby• November 4, 2013 Wendy Davis, Greg Abbott say buenas noches from Rio Grande Valley debate By W. Gardner Selby• September 19, 2014 Previewing the Texas governor's debate By W. Gardner Selby• September 30, 2014 Sharia court in Irving, Texas? Negative By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2015 Greg Abbott claim linking FBI to Wendy Davis lacks proof her work is under investigation By W. Gardner Selby• June 27, 2014 Perry, Dewhurst and Barack Obama on the links By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2012 The real thing on Paul Ryan, Texas and a Coca-Cola study By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2012 Hank Williams Jr. saying Obama a Muslim prompted No. 5 favorite fact check By W. Gardner Selby• December 25, 2012 Greg Abbott mano a mano with Wendy Davis in Rio Grande Valley debate By W. Gardner Selby• September 19, 2014 Rick Perry's 'Half True' description of Wendy Davis By W. Gardner Selby• June 28, 2013 Where you from? In Austin, there’s a one in five chance it’s overseas By W. Gardner Selby• November 26, 2013 Jon Stewart: "What has you, governor, fed up?" By • November 9, 2010 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 25, 2021 Abbott supporters offered subsidized trips to Rio Grande Valley By W. Gardner Selby• September 17, 2014 Laubenberg says her "rape kit" claim may have come out muddled By W. Gardner Selby• June 25, 2013 Wendy Davis v. the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• October 3, 2013
