Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

Showing 121-132 of 930 items
...910111213...
Mary Gonzalez of Clint 2017

Mary González says abortions safer than vasectomies

By W. Gardner Selby
May 17, 2017
An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy."
Read More
Shot new TX

CDC accepts all manner of reported vaccination effects–even symptoms of the Hulk

By W. Gardner Selby
May 11, 2017
Says a federal program that collects reported side-effects of vaccinations doesn’t accept possible outcomes extending to road accidents, heart attacks or suicides.
Read More
Texas memorial after 2017 knife attacks

Pants on Fire: Claim that University of Texas student with gun helped stop knife attacks

By W. Gardner Selby
May 10, 2017
A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down."
Read More
Sally Hernandez for headlines

Sally Hernandez says cities labeled as sanctuaries have less crime, according to FBI statistics

By W. Gardner Selby
May 10, 2017
"FBI crime statistics have found that labeled ‘sanctuary’ cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides."
Read More
Amy Hedtke mugshot

Mostly True: Texas House can bypass 1973 state law permitting anyone to record a government meeting

By W. Gardner Selby
April 27, 2017
Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting.
Read More
Beto O'Rourke announcing US Senate bid 2017

Beto O’Rourke relies on disputed rankings to call El Paso America’s safest city

By W. Gardner Selby
April 14, 2017
El Paso is the "safest city in the state of Texas, safest city in the United States."
Read More
Larry Taylor, TX

Sara Stevenson of Austin says Texas Senate panel randomly called witnesses at ‘voucher’ hearing

By W. Gardner Selby
April 14, 2017
Says a Texas Senate committee considering "private school voucher" legislation randomly called people to testify regardless of when the people submitted requests to testify.
Read More
Donna Campbell 2/17

Donna Campbell says due to low rates, 70 percent of physicians don’t take new Medicaid patients

By W. Gardner Selby
April 7, 2017
"Seven out of ten doctors are not taking any new Medicaid patients as lower reimbursement rates make it cost-prohibitive."
Read More
Ellen Troxclair, June 2015

Ellen Troxclair incorrectly says Austin’s city taxes surged as family incomes inched up

By W. Gardner Selby
April 7, 2017
"Since 2012," city of Austin "property taxes have gone up almost 30 percent while incomes have only risen 4 percent."
Read More
Fake news wbn12 Star Wars Texas

Fake news: Next Star Wars movie seeking alien extras near Houston

By W. Gardner Selby
April 2, 2017
Says extras are needed to portray aliens in a Star Wars movie being shot near Rosenberg, Texas.
Read More
John Cornyn 1/31/17

John Cornyn claim about Texas Medicaid spending counts state plus federal aid

By W. Gardner Selby
March 28, 2017
Texas "spent close to a third of its budget on Medicaid last year, a third of all state spending."
Read More
Showing 121-132 of 930 items
...910111213...