Latest Fact-Checks In Ethics

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David Shuster
David Shuster
stated on March 10, 2015 a Hillary Clinton press conference
Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration "was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 2015
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on March 9, 2015 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Says Hillary Clinton "sent a memo" to all State Department staff that said "you should not do State Department business on personal email."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 10, 2015
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 20, 2015 a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor"
"I never said I was on the Falkland Islands."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 3, 2015
David Corn
David Corn
stated on February 25, 2015 an interview on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC
Says he "often" appeared on The O’Reilly Factor and "often was praised" by Bill O'Reilly.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2015
Dave Claunch
Dave Claunch
stated on January 14, 2015 a meeting of the West Lake Hills City Council
"Austin has more lobbyists working for it than any other municipality in Texas."
Mostly True
By Alex Wilts • February 16, 2015
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on December 14, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Saddam Hussein "had a 10-year relationship with al-Qaida."
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 14, 2014
Progress for Austin PAC
Progress for Austin PAC
stated on December 3, 2014 a mailer to voters
"Mike Martinez cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid facing possible jail time and stuck us with his $24,657.50 legal bill."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 10, 2014
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on November 12, 2014 a press conference
Austin mayoral candidate "Steve Adler admitted his law firm worked with Koch Industries for nearly a decade."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 14, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on September 23, 2014 speaking to reporters
"Greg Abbott and his surrogates have referred to women who have been the victims of rape or incest as though somehow what they are confronting is a minor issue."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on September 19, 2014 a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.
Greg Abbott "has campaigned with a sexual predator who has bragged about having sex with underage girls."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 18, 2014 a Facebook meme
Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible credit and more.
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • September 24, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on August 19, 2014 a commercial
Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 posts on Facebook
"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."  
False
By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014
Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
stated on August 31, 2014 an interview on "State of the Union"
The prosecutor who brought the indictment of Texas Gov. Rick Perry "has ties to Obama. He has ties to the Democrats."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • August 31, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on August 23, 2014 a TV ad
Greg Abbott was "charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund. But he let his wealthiest donors take tens of millions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight. They showered Abbott with gifts and free vacations."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 31, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on August 17, 2014 a TV ad
Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein "gave hundreds of thousands of campaign cash to control Crist’s appointments of key state judges."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 25, 2014
Marilinda Garcia
Marilinda Garcia
stated on June 27, 2014 in a campaign tweet
Says U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster used $293,000 of taxpayer money to send campaign mail.
Mostly False
By Jim Haddadin • August 4, 2014
Vernon Jones
Vernon Jones
stated on July 10, 2014 an Atlanta Press Club debate
Jeff Mann has an ethics complaint against him alleging he used county workers for campaign work, which is an indictable offense.
Half-True
By April Hunt • July 19, 2014
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on June 26, 2014 a fund-raising email
Says attorney general candidate Jon Richards "went so far to say he would only enforce the laws with which he personally agreed."  
False
July 16, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 14, 2014 posts on Facebook
Fox News is "banned in Canada" because it violates a law that "prevents ‘news’ channels from lying to their viewers."  
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • July 14, 2014
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