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Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 4, 2010 on an episode of Fox & Friends
"Since the first of the year, 153 businesses at last count had moved out of California to Texas."
Half-True
November 18, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 2, 2010 in "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington"
"The (federal) debt is growing by more than $4 billion a day."
True
November 17, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on November 4, 2010 a statement
Says Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, is "the largest military installation in the free world."
Half-True
November 15, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 8, 2010 an interview.
"Social Security is indeed a Ponzi scheme."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 14, 2010
Kathie Glass
Kathie Glass
stated on October 19, 2010 a debate.
Says over 25 percent of the Texas budget funds services to non-U.S. citizens.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • November 12, 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 November 8, 2010 an interview on The Daily Show
"I had five of my citizens that were killed last week" because of border security problems.
Half-True
November 10, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 2, 2010 a book.
Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 8, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 2, 2010 Rick Perry's book, "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington"
Says the federal government restricts "how much salt we can put on our food."
False
November 6, 2010
Chris Gregoire
Chris Gregoire
stated on November 21, 2010 a statement in a Seattle Times article
Says Washington state has "consistently ranked in the top five in the Forbes list of best states to do business — ahead of Texas."
Half-True
November 5, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 an interview.
Says that under Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have had "standing orders" not to inquire into the immigration status of people unless they're under arrest.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 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
Valinda Bolton
Valinda Bolton
stated on October 29, 2010 a mailer
"Paul Workman wants to raise the sales tax."
False
October 31, 2010
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on October 17, 2010 a TV ad.
Patrick Rose "voted to explore a state income tax."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • October 30, 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
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on October 27, 2010 a campaign mailer
"Donna Campbell has called for ending all federal funding for education"
Mostly True
October 28, 2010
Back to Basics
Back to Basics
stated on October 13, 2010 a TV ad.
Rick Perry is "taking money away from hurricane victims" and diverting it to "remodel the Governor's Mansion."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 27, 2010
Donna Campbell
Donna Campbell
stated on October 19, 2010 an ad
Says Lloyd Doggett voted for the health care, stimulus and cap-and-trade bills.
True
October 26, 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
Bill Flores
Bill Flores
stated on October 15, 2010 in a TV interview
On possibly raising the Social Security retirement age.
Full Flop
October 24, 2010
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