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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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