Latest Fact Checks By Emma Hinchliffe

Julián Castro says California besting Texas in creating jobs, economic growth

By Emma Hinchliffe , W. Gardner Selby

August 17, 2016

"Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas."

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Pants on Fire: Cruz says White House sponsored U.N. resolution that would “shred 1st Amendment”

By Emma Hinchliffe

May 9, 2016

"The Obama administration has even joined Islamist governments in sponsoring a U.N. resolution that would shred our First Amendment by threatening to make discussion of…

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Sylvester Turner overstates number of solo drivers

By Emma Hinchliffe

May 6, 2016

"We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles."

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Gina Hinojosa, vowing reforms, says Texas has higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran

By Emma Hinchliffe

March 23, 2016

"Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran."

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Ted Cruz levels flawed claim about Donald Trump opposing efforts to defund Planned Parenthood

By Emma Hinchliffe

March 16, 2016

Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruz’s "efforts to defund Planned Parenthood."

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Ken Paxton mischaracterizes abortion risk in Texas

By Emma Hinchliffe

March 4, 2016

"Statistics show 2 to 3 Texas women per week have major complications and 10 women per week seek help at an ER after an abortion."…

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EMILY’s List leader correct that Texas home to millions of Latinas, none ever elected to Congress

By Emma Hinchliffe

February 29, 2016

"Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress."

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Adrian Garcia mischaracterizes the NRA’s support of Gene Green

By Emma Hinchliffe

February 5, 2016

"Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA."  

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Jeb. Bush says there are no homeless veterans in Houston

By Emma Hinchliffe

January 15, 2016

"In Houston, Texas, today, there are no homeless veterans."  

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Cecile Richards says far more Americans support Planned Parenthood than Congress

By Emma Hinchliffe

January 2, 2016

"More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress."

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Gov. Martin O’Malley says immigration reform will boost workers’ paychecks

By Emma Hinchliffe

November 20, 2015

"If we pass immigration reform, it will make wages go up on average $250 for the average household."  

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Sen. Ted Cruz says the Democratic Party is shrinking

By Emma Hinchliffe

November 15, 2015

The "Democratic Party is getting smaller and smaller and smaller."

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