Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

Barack Obama, in Austin, says illegal immigration at 40-year low

By W. Gardner Selby

March 17, 2016

Illegal "immigration is lower than it’s been in 40 years."

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Light a match to Greg Abbott’s ridiculous claim about ‘rampant voter fraud’

By W. Gardner Selby

March 17, 2016

"The fact is voter fraud is rampant."

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Ted Cruz claim about Donald Trump praising Hillary Clinton overlooks Trump calling her ‘worst’ ever

By Dylan Baddour , W. Gardner Selby

March 8, 2016

Donald Trump has "described Hillary Clinton as one of the best secretaries of state in history."

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Candidate claim to stopping Republicans on abortion overlooks that Republicans mostly prevailed

By W. Gardner Selby

February 27, 2016

"When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them."

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Huey Rey Fischer nails lack of Texas legislators under age 30, overstates possible millenial vote

By W. Gardner Selby

February 27, 2016

"There isn’t a single (Texas) legislator under the age of 30, even though millennials make up 25 percent of the electorate in Texas."

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Gary Cobb won guilty jury verdicts against Tom DeLay but county lost on appeal

By W. Gardner Selby

February 17, 2016

Travis County residents "trusted me to take on Tom DeLay — and we won."

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Jonathan Stickland makes Pants on Fire claim about Scott Fisher forcing Texans into Obamacare

By W. Gardner Selby

February 12, 2016

Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare."

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Paul Saldaña says Texas law requires high school registrars to make eligible students vote

By W. Gardner Selby

January 29, 2016

A Texas law requires every high school to have a voter registrar "and part of their responsibility is to make sure that when children become…

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Marco Rubio says Ted Cruz flat tax charges 16 percent on what businesses make and 16 percent on pay

By W. Gardner Selby

January 26, 2016

Under Ted Cruz’s tax plan, "businesses will now have to pay 16 percent on the money they make. They will also have to pay 16…

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Glenn Beck says before Ted Cruz, he’d never endorsed a candidate for office

By W. Gardner Selby

January 26, 2016

"In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate."

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Ted Cruz ridiculously says Blue Cross Blue Shield ‘cancelled’ all individual health plans in Texas

By W. Gardner Selby

January 22, 2016

"Blue Cross Blue Shield cancelled all their individual (health care) policies in the state of Texas, effective Dec. 31."

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Roger Williams falsely says ‘fewest number of adults’ working since Jimmy Carter’s presidency

By W. Gardner Selby

January 22, 2016

Under Barack Obama, "the fewest number of adults are working since Jimmy Carter’s presidency."

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