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Latest Fact-Checks On Ted Cruz

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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 26, 2022 an interview with Fox News:
In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, “but the Democrats filibustered it.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2022
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 16, 2018 a Senate debate:
With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 11, 2018 a commentary on the Fox News website:
Says Facebook shut down a "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 23, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on December 19, 2017 Senate floor debate of federal tax legislation:
"Every taxpayer, their taxes are going down, except rich people in Manhattan and San Francisco. Some of them, their taxes may go up."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 5, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2017 an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival:
"In 2017, I've done 17 town halls."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 28, 2017 a speech to the National Rifle Association:
"The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 19, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 2, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Donald Trump "brings in hundreds of foreign workers to replace Americans."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • May 6, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 1, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says Donald Trump’s "only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40 percent tax hike of a giant tariff."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • May 1, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 10, 2016 in a GOP debate in Miami:
Says Donald Trump "has said he wants to be neutral on Israel and the Palestinians"  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 11, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 3, 2016 a Republican presidential debate in Detroit:
Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to her presidential campaign."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 15, 2016 an interview on Fox News:
Says Marco Rubio "went on Univision, and in Spanish he promised that he would not on the first day in office rescind President Obama's illegal executive action."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 17, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":
"It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don't do this in an election year."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 14, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 15, 2016 a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.:
Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 21, 2015 answering a reporter in Iowa:
"In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 28, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 10, 2014 a Facebook post:
Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 13, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 9, 2014 a Senate floor speech:
Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 23, 2014 a press conference :
Says 95 percent of people caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border said in a survey "we are coming because we’ve been promised amnesty."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 29, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2013 the commencement address at Hillsdale College:
Says Americans "invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2013 a news article.:
Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 15, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 30, 2013 a U.S. Senate committee hearing.:
Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2013
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