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Latest Fact-Checks By Meghan Ashford-Grooms

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Leo Berman
Leo Berman
stated on February 14, 2011 a news article
Says the Hawaii governor "can’t find anything that says (President Barack Obama) was born in Hawaii."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 27, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 2, 2010 a book
Says some in Congress are trying "to create a separate government for those with a drop of Native Hawaiian blood."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 20, 2011
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on January 25, 2011 remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate
"Ten retired nuns were barred from voting in the 2008 Indiana Democratic primary."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 5, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 22, 2011 a speech
Says there have been 50 million abortions since Roe v. Wade was decided.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 1, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 18, 2011 his inauguration address
Says the first word spoken from the moon was "Houston."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 22, 2011
Warren Chisum
Warren Chisum
stated on December 21, 2010 a press release
On choosing a Texas House speaker
Full Flop
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 8, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 19, 2010 an interview
Says the state's Medicaid waiver proposal "has languished in a file cabinet at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for more than two years."
Pants on Fire!
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 6, 2011
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on December 15, 2010 a news release
"In the last five years, 28,000 people have been killed along the U.S.-Mexico border."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 31, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on November 22, 2010 an op-ed piece.
Says that "on average, Democratic congressional districts received 81 percent more stimulus funds than Republican districts."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 21, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 3, 2010 an interview
Says federal health care overhaul will cost Texas state government "upwards of $30 billion over the next 10 years."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 12, 2010
Joe Straus
Joe Straus
stated on November 12, 2010 an e-mail
Says the Texas House has "a record number of new members joining our ranks."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 27, 2010
Mike Villarreal
Mike Villarreal
stated on September 7, 2010 a press release
Says Gov. Rick Perry's administration has proposed ending immunizations for 113,000 kids.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 20, 2010
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 13, 2010 a campaign television ad
Says he's arrested more criminals, "including thousands of child predators and sex offenders," than any previous Texas attorney general.
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 11, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 15, 2010 an interview
Says he has a track record of not raising taxes.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 1, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 an interview
"Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 29, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 13, 2010 an ad
"More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth."
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 25, 2010
Dwayne Bohac
Dwayne Bohac
stated on October 4, 2010 a mailer
Says the Annie's List political group supports third-trimester abortions on demand.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 20, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 15, 2010 a television ad
"Houston suffered $1.7 billion in operating losses under Mayor Bill White."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 13, 2010
Back to Basics
Back to Basics
stated on October 5, 2010 a newspaper ad
Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 7, 2010
Back to Basics
Back to Basics
stated on September 8, 2010 a TV ad
"Perry pushed for a law that lets insurance companies raise homeowners’ rates without having to justify the increase."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 3, 2010
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