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Jon Tester
Jon Tester
stated on August 20, 2024 a post on X
“In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2024
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 30, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • May 4, 2023
Cindy Axne
Cindy Axne
stated on June 14, 2022 a campaign ad
“Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.”
Mostly False
By Lyle Muller • June 18, 2022
Robert Ortt
Robert Ortt
stated on January 22, 2022 a news release
“With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been.”
True
By Meghan Hall • March 9, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows a driver and passengers wearing moose heads in a truck with a man strapped to the roof that caused 16 accidents on I-35.
Pants on Fire!
October 24, 2019
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on July 5, 2019 a post on Facebook
The "establishment media ignored" President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July event.  
False
July 11, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2019 a post on Facebook
Six Flags is offering five free passes and unlimited free rides to everyone.
False
July 1, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on August 17, 2018 a tweet
"According to SCUBA divers, Summersville Lake is the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River."
Mostly False
By Liz Newton, Jamie Green • September 13, 2018
Texas Campaign for the Environment
Texas Campaign for the Environment
stated on April 26, 2018 a handout
Says most of Austin’s biggest parks have recycling though as "many as 293 out of 300" Austin city "parks have no recycling, including almost every neighborhood park."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 6, 2018 a conference call about hurricane season
Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on May 8, 2018 a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board
"There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2018
Nancy McFarlane
Nancy McFarlane
stated on November 6, 2017 on a mailer
Charles Francis "vows to slash funding for parks and open space."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 6, 2017
Nancy McFarlane
Nancy McFarlane
stated on October 20, 2017 in a televised debate
"We are spending more on affordable housing than we're spending on Dix Park right now."
True
By Paul Specht • November 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 7, 2017 a tweet
Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House.
True
By Manuela Tobias • August 8, 2017
Wawa Welcome America
Wawa Welcome America
stated on April 13, 2017 in a press release
"The Wawa Welcome America festival (features) . . . America's largest free concert."
Pants on Fire!
By Jordan Gunselman • April 21, 2017
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on July 9, 2016 as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman
Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 12, 2016
Jonathan Jarvis
Jonathan Jarvis
stated on June 14, 2016 testimony before a U.S. House committee
The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 24, 2016
Glenn Hegar
Glenn Hegar
stated on June 24, 2015 a tweet
"Texas still owns all of its public lands. If the federal gov't wants to create a park, they must ask permission!"
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 17, 2015
Rebecca Quigley
Rebecca Quigley
stated on May 14, 2015 a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.
"Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 31, 2015
Timothy Sheehy
Timothy Sheehy
stated on April 10, 2015 an interview
A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country."  
True
May 29, 2015
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