Fact Check Posts – Page 58

Rick Perry says kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school

By W. Gardner Selby

December 9, 2011

Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school."

Ron Paul says Defense Department budget changes definitions of al-Qaeda and Taliban, making Americans vulnerable

By W. Gardner Selby

December 4, 2011

Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups.

David Frum says foreign-born individuals filled 80 percent of the Texas jobs added from 2009 into 2011

By W. Gardner Selby

December 2, 2011

"Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born."

Republican consultant says Barack Obama promised to halve federal deficit in his first term

By W. Gardner Selby

December 2, 2011

Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term.

Rick Perry says if the United States sanctions Iran’s central bank, that will shut down Iran’s economy

By W. Gardner Selby

November 23, 2011

"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."

Taxpayers group says Obama plans to impose 23 percent tax on Medicare prescription benefit for low-income beneficiaries

By W. Gardner Selby

November 22, 2011

President Obama plans to "impose a tax of at least 23 percent on the Medicare prescription drug benefit for low-income beneficiaries."

Rick Perry says he’s sent more than $400 million to the border for Ranger recon teams

By Sue Owen , W. Gardner Selby

November 22, 2011

"I have sent over $400 million to the border of Mexico in the form of Texas Ranger recon teams."

Progress Texas says battle flag of Confederacy never flew over Texas

By W. Gardner Selby

November 9, 2011

"The Confederate battle flag never flew over Texas, but... you might soon see it on our license plates."

Rick Perry says under his tax plan, everyone will be getting a tax cut

By W. Gardner Selby

November 7, 2011

Says that under his tax plan, "no matter where you are in the stratosphere, you're going to be getting a tax cut."

Group says proposed constitutional amendment costs state taxpayers nothing

By W. Gardner Selby

November 3, 2011

Proposition 2 on November’s Texas ballot "does not cost state taxpayers any money."

Rachel Maddow says Rick Perry’s tax plan promises the rich huge tax cuts while everyone else would get big tax hikes

By W. Gardner Selby

November 2, 2011

Says "tanking" Rick Perry’s federal tax plan has "huge tax cuts for rich people and big tax hikes for everyone else."

Rick Perry says “we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to” Texas

By W. Gardner Selby

October 31, 2011

Says that "we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to" Texas.

Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

Rick Perry says kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school

Ron Paul says Defense Department budget changes definitions of al-Qaeda and Taliban, making Americans vulnerable

David Frum says foreign-born individuals filled 80 percent of the Texas jobs added from 2009 into 2011

Republican consultant says Barack Obama promised to halve federal deficit in his first term

Rick Perry says if the United States sanctions Iran’s central bank, that will shut down Iran’s economy

Taxpayers group says Obama plans to impose 23 percent tax on Medicare prescription benefit for low-income beneficiaries

Rick Perry says he’s sent more than $400 million to the border for Ranger recon teams

Progress Texas says battle flag of Confederacy never flew over Texas

Rick Perry says under his tax plan, everyone will be getting a tax cut

Group says proposed constitutional amendment costs state taxpayers nothing

Rachel Maddow says Rick Perry’s tax plan promises the rich huge tax cuts while everyone else would get big tax hikes

Rick Perry says “we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to” Texas