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Latest Fact-Checks On David Dewhurst

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David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on May 24, 2012 a radio ad.
Ted Cruz "helps run two national organizations that have been leading the push to give amnesty to illegal immigrants."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • June 1, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on May 29, 2012 a memo from campaign pollster Mike Baselice.
Says that from 1992 through 2010, every statewide candidate drawing over 43 percent of the vote in a Republican Texas primary won the resulting runoff.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 31, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 13, 2012 a Republican U.S. Senate debate
Says that when adjusted for inflation and population growth, state general revenue spending has decreased 10.7 percent on his watch.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 20, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 17, 2012 a TV ad.
Says Ted Cruz represents a Chinese company found guilty of stealing blueprints from an American manufacturer.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 19, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 4, 2012 an online video
"6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 10, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 4, 2012 an online video ad.
Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 4, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on March 8, 2012 an email blast.
Says gas costs $4.50 a gallon.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on February 22, 2012 a press release.
Says Ted Cruz slurred Republican senators including John Cornyn as "graybeards" and "spineless jellyfish."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 5, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on December 13, 2011 a post on his campaign website
"Ballistic tests have confirmed that the death of at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent was caused by" weapons that were part of a federal arms trafficking operation.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 9, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 19, 2011 a campaign video.
"This past (legislative) session, we passed out of the Legislature a resolution requiring Congress to pass a balanced-budget amendment to the (U.S.) Constitution."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 25, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 5, 2011 a Twitter message.
Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 6, 2011 a tweet
Says 1,000 World War II veterans die every day.
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 13, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on January 18, 2011 his inaugural address.
"Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 29, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 11, 2010 an interview.
You "can't check out a library book without a photo ID."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 11, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on August 25, 2010 an editorial board meeting with the Austin American-Statesman
"We spend more money on health care per capita in the United States than any other country in the world. Of the 30 developed countries in the world, we spend 2 1/2 times more than the average. Of the country that spends the second most per capita, Switzerland, we spend 175 percent more."
Half-True
August 31, 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
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 9, 2010 a campaign video
Says the Republican "state convention is actually larger than the Republican National Convention."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 17, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on May 12, 2010 an interview
"You’ve got almost twice as many cops in New York City as you do on our entire border. That’s nuts."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 21, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on March 26, 2010 a press release
"Every citizen is entitled to the freedom of speech, but no one should have the right to use government funds or institutions to portray acts that are morally reprehensible to the vast majority of Americans."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on March 21, 2010 a press release
The federal health care plan "costs Texas taxpayers $2.4 billion per year."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 27, 2010
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