Factually flawed Christmas claims Texas By Amy Sherman December 24, 2015 By W. Gardner Selby December 24, 2015 Did President Obama rename Christmas trees “holiday trees?” Did Starbucks peel Christmas off its cups? Closer to Texas, did the State Board of Education consider eliminating references to Christmas in textbooks? Here’s the not-so-fast skinny on these flawed claims, thanks to Amy Sherman of the Miami Herald and PolitiFact Florida. Merry Christmas! (And what do you hear that we should fact-check out there? We’d also love to have you LIKE our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter.) Our Sources Read a sampling of flawed Christmas claims in this story by Amy Sherman of the Miami Herald and PolitiFact Florida.