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Bruce Elfant
stated on October 10, 2016 a press conference:

Says over 90 percent of Travis County’s eligible residents have registered to vote.

True

By W. Gardner Selby • October 14, 2016

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV ad:

Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2016 responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.:

Hillary Clinton "supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2016

Pete Gallego
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas:

Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • October 7, 2016

Cocks Not Glocks
stated on August 24, 2016 a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook:

"You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas.

Half-True

By Dylan Baddour • October 7, 2016

Dan Flynn
stated on September 13, 2016 a letter to state health officials:

"Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • September 29, 2016

Tom DeLay
stated on September 1, 2016 an interview on MSNBC:

Says most illegal immigrants draw "welfare benefits, they’re sending their kids to school, they’re using the public services."

Half-True

By Dylan Baddour • September 28, 2016

Paul Bettencourt
stated on August 24, 2016 a press release:

Says a change in law he carried stopped a $100 million tax increase in the Dallas school district.

True

By Bobby Cervantes • September 23, 2016

Sylvester Turner
stated on July 26, 2016 a tweet announcing new display signage at airports and Houston's City Hall:

"Welcome to #Houston, the most #diverse city in #America."

Mostly True

By Fauzeya Rahman • September 23, 2016

Charley Wilkison
stated on July 15, 2016 an interview with Laura Rice for the Texas Standard:

"Texas has lost the most law enforcement officers in the line of duty of any state in America."

True

By Rye Druzin • September 19, 2016

Greg Abbott
stated on August 30, 2016 a tweet:

"If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • September 15, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on September 8, 2016 Senate floor remarks:

"If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2016

Donna Howard
stated on August 23, 2016 a press conference by Austin Democrats:

Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • September 2, 2016

Sean Hannity
stated on August 23, 2016 a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump:

Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.

True

By W. Gardner Selby • September 2, 2016

James Woods
stated on August 27, 2016 a tweet:

"The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 1, 2016 x:

Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there."

True

By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016

Sean Hannity
stated on August 23, 2016 while interviewing Donald Trump in Austin:

"All of Texas is conservative, except a little bit of Austin."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2016

Lisa Moore
stated on August 7, 2016 an interview for NPR's "All Things Considered":

Says there are "concrete examples" of University of Texas job applicants or prospective applicants and students as well as invited speakers changing their minds because of handguns being allowed in campus buildings and classrooms.

True

By Eleanor Dearman, W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2016

Lamar Smith
stated on July 19, 2016 remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention:

"One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • August 25, 2016

Celia Israel
stated on August 23, 2016 a press conference by Austin Democrats:

Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" caps are "made in China."

Pants on Fire!

By W. Gardner Selby • August 24, 2016

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