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Latest Fact-Checks On Ken Paxton

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Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on August 7, 2021 an interview
The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.
Mostly False
By Brandon Mulder • August 13, 2021
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on January 7, 2021 a tweet
Says that “those who stormed the capitol yesterday were not Trump supporters. They have been confirmed to be Antifa.”
Pants on Fire!
By Brandon Mulder • January 8, 2021
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on October 25, 2018 a TV ad
Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2018
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on August 26, 2018 an interview on Fox & Friends
Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."  
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • September 7, 2018
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on September 5, 2017 a press release
"President Obama used" his DACA order "to unilaterally confer U.S. citizenship."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • September 15, 2017
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on June 16, 2017 a press release
Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 21, 2017
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on February 5, 2016 press release
"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."  
False
By Emma Hinchliffe • March 4, 2016
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on June 6, 2014 a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention
"At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 13, 2014
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on May 11, 2014 a news story
Dan Branch "once lobbied for the AFL-CIO."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 15, 2014
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on January 24, 2014 a radio interview
Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 26, 2014