Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Wendy Davis
stated on June 25, 2013 in a filibuster on the Senate floor:

Says 92 percent of Texas counties had no abortion provider in 2008.

Mostly True

By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • June 25, 2013

Pete Gallego
stated on May 15, 2013 in a U.S. House committee meeting.:

Says 97 percent of food stamp benefits "are paid in the proper amounts to people who are really eligible."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 25, 2013

Jodie Laubenberg
stated on June 23, 2013 in Texas House debate on Senate Bill 5.:

Says a "rape kit" can be used to "clean out" women, "basically like" dilation and curettage.

Pants on Fire!

By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • June 24, 2013

Michael McCaul
stated on June 5, 2013 in U.S. House floor debate.:

Says the Obama administration plans to reduce the number of beds devoted to holding individuals violating immigration laws and to "release hundreds of dangerous criminals into our communities."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • June 21, 2013

Barry Bone
stated on June 13, 2013 in an opinion column in the Westlake Picayune.:

Says that when the Rolling Stones performed in an Austin park, they paid $25,000 to the nearby city of Rollingwood "for one night of inconvenience."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 17, 2013

Doug Miller
stated on May 21, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.:

Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw "a benefit" from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges.

False

By W. Gardner Selby • June 13, 2013

Michael Sullivan
stated on May 22, 2013 in a tweet.:

Says Texas lawmakers agreed to cut state's rainy day fund in half, spending "$4 billion from current $8 billion."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2013

Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2013 in the commencement address at Hillsdale College:

Says Americans "invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2013

Karl Rove
stated on May 18, 2013 in a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.:

Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2013

Veronica Escobar
stated on May 22, 2013 in a telephone conference call with reporters.:

Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2013

Bill Ratliff
stated on May 16, 2013 in an interview with Texas Monthly magazine.:

"We have one charter school that for seven years has been rated unacceptable."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2013

Robert Deuell
stated on May 13, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.:

Says it's "estimated that 300 babies a year are sent home from the hospital with an unrecognized congenital heart defect; it is the most common birth defect in America."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 21, 2013

Leticia Van de Putte
stated on May 17, 2013 in an opinion column.:

Says Texas high school graduates must pass Algebra II to be eligible for automatic admission to state's public universities.

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • May 21, 2013

Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 in a speech in Manor, Texas.:

Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013

Lee Leffingwell
stated on May 5, 2013 in an opinion column.:

Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years.

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2013

Barack Obama
stated on May 4, 2013 in his weekly radio address.:

Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2013

Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on May 8, 2013 in an email blast.:

"The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2013

Rick Perry
stated on May 9, 2013 in an advertisement:

"Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2013

Fix Austin Schools
stated on May 4, 2013 in a leaflet.:

Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013

Leticia Van de Putte
stated on May 1, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.:

Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11.

False

By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013

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