Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Donald Trump
stated on November 20, 2019 a tweet:

"Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America."

By Madlin Mekelburg • November 21, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on September 13, 2019:

"Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record."

By Madlin Mekelburg • September 18, 2019

Dan Patrick
stated on August 8, 2019 a TV interview:

Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up."

By Madlin Mekelburg • August 19, 2019

Travis County Republican Party
stated on July 3, 2019 a news release:

Says recent changes to Austin city policy give homeless people more rights than property owners and allow for "homeless camps on private property, business frontage, and even public sidewalks."

By Madlin Mekelburg • July 5, 2019

Dan Crenshaw
stated on May 6, 2019 in a television apperance:

Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim.

By Madlin Mekelburg • May 17, 2019

stated on April 24, 2019 in a tweet:

Says one year ago, "no cities in the South had guaranteed paid sick days."

By Madlin Mekelburg • May 3, 2019

Texans Are
stated on September 12, 2018 a TV ad:

Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on September 4, 2018 a video:

Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2018

Greg Abbott
stated on August 7, 2018 a since-deleted tweet:

Says Winston Churchill said, "The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2018

Roland Gutierrez
stated on July 18, 2018 a campaign email blast:

Says Pete Gallego canceled a "planned meeting with the families of Sandy Hook victims."

By Jasper Scherer • July 27, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on July 17, 2018 a campaign press release:

Says Beto O’Rourke is "the only candidate to the U.S. Senate to call for" impeaching President Donald Trump.

By W. Gardner Selby • July 25, 2018

Kendall Scudder
stated on July 2, 2018 an event hosted by the Funky East Dallas Democrats:

"Bob Hall never successfully passed a bill."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 12, 2018

X posts
stated on June 11, 2018 a post by a filmmaker:

Say a boy was 'caged' in a wire enclosure.

By W. Gardner Selby • June 15, 2018

Instagram posts
stated on May 22, 2018 an online meme:

Says a young Texas rapper charged with capital crimes faces the death penalty but the alleged Santa Fe High School shooter faces prison and then parole after 40 years.

By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2018

Steve Adler
stated on May 8, 2018 an interview on KLBJ-AM:

Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2018

Lupe Valdez
stated on May 8, 2018 a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board:

"There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2018

Beto O'Rourke
stated on January 3, 2018 remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas:

Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States."

By Johnathan Silver • May 3, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on May 1, 2018 a tweet:

Says Beto O’Rourke had a "resolution to legalize all narcotics--including heroin and other deadly opioids."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2018

Sean Hannity
stated on March 7, 2018 his Fox News program:

Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period.

By W. Gardner Selby • March 23, 2018

Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2018 a tweet:

"The state is set to recapture an additional $500 million in Robin Hood payments from taxpayers and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas."

By W. Gardner Selby • March 23, 2018

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