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Latest Fact-Checks On Rick Perry

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Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 16, 2010 a press release
"Texas has installed more wind power than any other state, and all but four countries."
True
March 6, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 2, 2010 a speech
"Washington cannot hide from the fact that Congress hiked the national debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion. They cannot hide from the fact . . . that the budget that they’re going forward with has more than a $5 trillion in debt in it over the next five years."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 4, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2010 a TV advertisement.
"I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 25, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 29, 2010 a debate
Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency.
False
February 15, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2010 a TV advertisement
"We have billions in surplus."
Mostly False
February 13, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 5, 2010 an online ad
Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers" though "commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 29, 2010 a debate
Says his executive order requiring young girls to be vaccinated against HPV wasn't mandatory.
Mostly False
February 6, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a Republican gubernatorial debate
"We cut property taxes by one-third."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 3, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a Republican gubernatorial debate
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 27, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 30, 2009 a press release
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "has voted nine separate times to raise the national debt ceiling."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 27, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a Republican gubernatorial debate
"We lowered the business tax from 4 percent down to 1 percent."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 22, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a campaign blog entry during the GOP gubernatorial debate
"The Trans-Texas Corridor is dead."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 18, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.
Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities.
False
January 15, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 20, 2009 in a press release
"Sen. Hutchison abandoned Republicans and stood with Democrats to ensure health care legislation would pass quickly."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • January 13, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 29, 2009 press release
"More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day."
Mostly True
January 13, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 15, 2009 a press release
Says approximately 70 percent of jobs created in the United States in November 2007-2008 were in Texas.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 12, 2010
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