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Latest Fact-Checks By Ciara O'Rourke

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Paul Workman
Paul Workman
stated on April 3, 2010 a TV ad
Says Holly Turner "failed to vote in five straight Republican primaries."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 10, 2010
Holly Turner
Holly Turner
stated on March 31, 2010 a TV ad
"Giving money to politicians has paid off for Paul Workman. Workman gave thousands to politicians and got millions in government construction projects."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 8, 2010
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on March 21, 2010 a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives
"With this reform, every insured American gets valuable consumer protections, and every uninsured American can become insured."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2010
J. Xavier
J. Xavier
stated on March 1, 2010 a song for Farouk Shami's gubernatorial campaign
"Farouk is on fire."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 1, 2010
Liberty Institute
Liberty Institute
stated on March 29, 2010 a Web site
"An attack on a healthy 22-year-old homosexual man would be more protected under the law than an attack on an eight-year-old child."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 30, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on March 17, 2010 in a letter to President Barack Obama
"The spillover violence (from Mexico) in Texas is real and it is escalating."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 28, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on March 17, 2010 an e-mail
"Last week the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), led by Rick Perry's appointee, voted to remove Thomas Jefferson from social studies textbook standards. That's right. Thomas Jefferson... was deleted from a list of historical figures who inspired political change."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 24, 2010
Barbara Cargill
Barbara Cargill
stated on March 11, 2010 a State Board of Education meeting
"The Federal Reserve system has presided over about a 95... percent decline in the U.S. dollar."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 22, 2010
Annise Parker
Annise Parker
stated on March 10, 2010 a newspaper article
"For years now, we have spent more money than we have taken in."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 21, 2010
Pat Carlson
Pat Carlson
stated on March 11, 2010 an e-mail
"In Texas, schools do not even have to teach sex education."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 20, 2010
Gretchen Carlson
Gretchen Carlson
stated on March 10, 2010 an episode of Fox & Friends
Says the Texas State Board of Education is considering eliminating references to Christmas and the Constitution in textbooks.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 12, 2010
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on March 3, 2010 a recorded phone message
"Individuals and small businesses will be hit by increases in health insurance premiums as high as 39 percent."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 11, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 3, 2010 a Web ad
Texas is the "fastest growing state" with the "most Fortune 500 companies."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 8, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on March 2, 2010 a speech
"There's almost 1 million Texans who are unemployed and that's an all-time record number in our state."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 7, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 16, 2010 a press release
"Texas has installed more wind power than any other state, and all but four countries."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 6, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on March 4, 2010 a speech
"Debt has almost doubled in Austin under Gov. Perry."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 4, 2010
Jan Patterson
Jan Patterson
stated on January 20, 2010 a TV ad
"Her opponent: zero times a judge, zero rulings, zero experience on the bench."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 28, 2010
David Sewell
David Sewell
stated on February 22, 2010 a campaign flier
Says he "never" donates to Democrats while Paul Workman "contributes to Democrat Kirk Watson and other Democrats running against Republicans."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2010
Holly Turner
Holly Turner
stated on February 25, 2010 a radio ad
Says Paul Workman "voted in the Democrat primary, supporting Democrats with his vote."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2010
Paul Workman
Paul Workman
stated on February 18, 2010 a radio ad
"Holly Turner... still takes her homestead (property tax) exemption in Fort Worth."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 23, 2010
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