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Latest Fact-Checks By Ciara O'Rourke

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Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on June 11, 2010:
"Social Security, like I told you, is out of money. This year it is borrowing from the general treasury."  
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 24, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 11, 2010 a speech:
"Phoenix, Arizona, I'm told, is now the No. 2 kidnapping capital in the world, right behind Mexico City."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 18, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on June 4, 2010 an e-mail:
"Bill White has a long history of trying to limit or even disenfranchise military voters."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 14, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on May 17, 2010 an e-mail:
"Rick Perry attempted to fast-track unnecessary coal-fired power plants, which degrade air quality and would cost billions. Fortunately, a court stopped him."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 7, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on May 23, 2010 on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says the Arizona immigration law "expressly bans racial profiling."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 29, 2010
Empower Texans
Empower Texans
stated on May 14, 2010 a Web video:
"There are 321,092 public school teachers in Texas. And there are 313,850 non-teachers in our public schools."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 28, 2010
Robert Koons
Robert Koons
stated on May 18, 2010 an opinion piece published in the Austin American-Statesman:
"In the history department at the University of Texas, out of 50 registered voters, only one is a Republican."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 23, 2010
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on April 15, 2010 a Tea Party rally in El Paso:
On the National Animal Identification System.
Half Flip
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 20, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 3, 2010 a Web ad:
"The city of Houston now has more debt per capita than California."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 14, 2010
Linda Chavez-Thompson
Linda Chavez-Thompson
stated on May 4, 2010 a speech to the Central Texas Democratic Forum:
"Texas has, now, the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 13, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on May 10, 2010 a press release:
"Ms. Kagan has spent her entire professional career in Harvard Square, Hyde Park and the D.C. Beltway."  
True
By Ciara O'Rourke, Robert Farley • May 10, 2010
Boyd Richie
Boyd Richie
stated on April 30, 2010 a press release:
Says Gov. Rick Perry failed "to involve border sheriffs in developing plans to prevent violence in their communities."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 10, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 4, 2010 remarks to Texas reporters:
"If you will go look up the definition of 'act of God,' we've used it in legal terms for a long time in this state."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 6, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on April 15, 2010 an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek:
Says in 2003 Texas cut "$10 billion out of the entire budget, yet we put $1.8 billion more into public education. We put $800 million more into health and human services."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 5, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on April 15, 2010 an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek:
"We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 29, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on April 15, 2010 an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek:
"Everyone in this country has access to health care."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 27, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on April 3, 2010 a press release.:
"If the space-shuttle program is terminated, Russia and China will be the only nations ...with the capability to launch humans into space."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 22, 2010
John Carter
John Carter
stated on April 12, 2010 a Twitter message:
Says the new health care law delivers a "$13 billion tax increase on families with special needs."
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 19, 2010
Ken Legler
Ken Legler
stated on April 12, 2010 Facebook and Twitter posts:
"Cell phone numbers go public this month."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 14, 2010
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on April 8, 2010 a press release :
"(Pete) Sessions has held at least two fundraisers at adult-themed clubs and made no apologies."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 13, 2010
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