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Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on June 25, 2013 a filibuster on the Senate floor
Says 92 percent of Texas counties had no abortion provider in 2008.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • June 25, 2013
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on May 15, 2013 a U.S. House committee meeting.
Says 97 percent of food stamp benefits "are paid in the proper amounts to people who are really eligible."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 25, 2013
Jodie Laubenberg
Jodie Laubenberg
stated on June 23, 2013 Texas House debate on Senate Bill 5.
Says a "rape kit" can be used to "clean out" women, "basically like" dilation and curettage.
Pants on Fire!
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • June 24, 2013
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on June 5, 2013 U.S. House floor debate.
Says the Obama administration plans to reduce the number of beds devoted to holding individuals violating immigration laws and to "release hundreds of dangerous criminals into our communities."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 21, 2013
Barry Bone
Barry Bone
stated on June 13, 2013 an opinion column in the Westlake Picayune.
Says that when the Rolling Stones performed in an Austin park, they paid $25,000 to the nearby city of Rollingwood "for one night of inconvenience."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 17, 2013
Doug Miller
Doug Miller
stated on May 21, 2013 a Texas House floor debate.
Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw "a benefit" from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 13, 2013
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
stated on May 22, 2013 a tweet.
Says Texas lawmakers agreed to cut state's rainy day fund in half, spending "$4 billion from current $8 billion."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2013 the commencement address at Hillsdale College
Says Americans "invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on May 18, 2013 a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.
Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2013
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on May 22, 2013 a telephone conference call with reporters.
Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2013
Bill Ratliff
Bill Ratliff
stated on May 16, 2013 an interview with Texas Monthly magazine.
"We have one charter school that for seven years has been rated unacceptable."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2013
Robert Deuell
Robert Deuell
stated on May 13, 2013 remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.
Says it's "estimated that 300 babies a year are sent home from the hospital with an unrecognized congenital heart defect; it is the most common birth defect in America."                   
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 21, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on May 17, 2013 an opinion column.
Says Texas high school graduates must pass Algebra II to be eligible for automatic admission to state's public universities.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 21, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 a speech in Manor, Texas.
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on May 5, 2013 an opinion column.
Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 4, 2013 his weekly radio address.
Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2013
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on May 8, 2013 an email blast.
"The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 9, 2013 an advertisement
"Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2013
Fix Austin Schools
Fix Austin Schools
stated on May 4, 2013 a leaflet.
Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on May 1, 2013 remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.
Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013
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