Fact Check Posts – Page 20

Pro-Ted Cruz PAC says Cruz ‘stopped’ Obama push for gun control after Sandy Hook killings

By W. Gardner Selby

November 13, 2015

"After Sandy Hook, Ted Cruz stopped Obama’s push for new gun control laws."

Greg Abbott, embarrassed, says Californians buying more new guns this year than Texans

By W. Gardner Selby

November 6, 2015

"Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind California."

Texas police department places ad urging drug dealers to fill out form, snitch on other dealers

By W. Gardner Selby

October 30, 2015

A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE."

Ted Cruz says he’s the Republican with the most cash on hand–$3.5 million more than Jeb Bush

By W. Gardner Selby

October 30, 2015

My campaign "finished the last quarter reporting the most cash on hand of any Republican in the field … $13.8 million in the bank, $3.5…

Dan Patrick says Planned Parenthood does nothing but profit from killing babies, selling body parts

By W. Gardner Selby

October 22, 2015

Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of…

Hillary Clinton says U.S. loses 90 people a day to guns

By W. Gardner Selby

October 21, 2015

"We lose an average of 90 Americans every day because of guns."

Bill O’Reilly says Austin’s murder rate has spiked 83 percent

By Philip Jankowski , W. Gardner Selby

October 16, 2015

From 2014 to 2015, Austin’s "murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent."

Jason Villalba said Bernie Sanders is a Democratic Socialist and “Nazis were Democratic Socialists”

By W. Gardner Selby

October 16, 2015

"Bernie Sanders admits he is a Democratic Socialist. … Nazis were Democratic Socialists."

Bee Moorhead says Texas poverty rate has outstripped U.S. poverty rate since at least 1959

By W. Gardner Selby

October 12, 2015

Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959."

Dan Patrick says all crime, in estimate, committed by about 15 percent of population

By W. Gardner Selby

October 6, 2015

"100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population."

Jeremy Bird says 90 percent of Americans want mandatory background checks for all gun purchases

By W. Gardner Selby

October 5, 2015

"90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes."

Michael McCaul says Iran to blame for more than 1,000 U.S. casualties in Iraq, plot to attack D.C.

By W. Gardner Selby

October 5, 2015

Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital."

Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

Pro-Ted Cruz PAC says Cruz ‘stopped’ Obama push for gun control after Sandy Hook killings

Greg Abbott, embarrassed, says Californians buying more new guns this year than Texans

Texas police department places ad urging drug dealers to fill out form, snitch on other dealers

Ted Cruz says he’s the Republican with the most cash on hand–$3.5 million more than Jeb Bush

Dan Patrick says Planned Parenthood does nothing but profit from killing babies, selling body parts

Hillary Clinton says U.S. loses 90 people a day to guns

Bill O’Reilly says Austin’s murder rate has spiked 83 percent

Jason Villalba said Bernie Sanders is a Democratic Socialist and “Nazis were Democratic Socialists”

Bee Moorhead says Texas poverty rate has outstripped U.S. poverty rate since at least 1959

Dan Patrick says all crime, in estimate, committed by about 15 percent of population

Jeremy Bird says 90 percent of Americans want mandatory background checks for all gun purchases

Michael McCaul says Iran to blame for more than 1,000 U.S. casualties in Iraq, plot to attack D.C.