Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on August 13, 2012 in a press statement.:
Says 88 Texas constables have died in the line of duty.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2012
John Carter
John Carter
stated on July 31, 2012 in a letter to constituents.:
Says an appointed board created under Obamacare "will have the ability to come between you and your doctor in determining the best treatment options for you!"       
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 21, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on July 31, 2012 in a runoff night statement.:
Ted Cruz is "unknown to the vast majority of Texans."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 20, 2012
Bill Zedler
Bill Zedler
stated on July 17, 2012 in a Twitter post.:
"While (Barack) Obama preaches ‘we are our brother’s keeper,’ his brother and aunt live in real poverty in Kenya."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2012
Austinites for Geographic Representation
Austinites for Geographic Representation
stated on July 8, 2012 in a handout.:
"Austin is the largest city in the U.S. or Texas with no geographic representation" on its city council.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2012
Paul Begala
Paul Begala
stated on August 12, 2012 in a Twitter post.:
Says Mitt Romney said at a January 2012 debate that under Paul Ryan’s tax plan, "I’d have paid no taxes in the last two years."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 13, 2012
Francisco
Francisco "Quico" Canseco
stated on July 31, 2012 in an email blast:
Says the "largest tax increase in American history is set to occur on January 1st unless President Obama and Congress can come to an agreement."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 3, 2012
Jeff Wentworth
Jeff Wentworth
stated on July 19, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
Says Donna Campbell is pushing a 35 percent sales tax extending to medicine, groceries and real estate.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • July 27, 2012
Texans for Accountable Government
Texans for Accountable Government
stated on July 26, 2012 in an email blast.:
Says PolitiFact "validated and independently documented" its "criminal history" claims about Adan Ballesteros.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 27, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 17, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate.:
Says he has seen Border Patrol signs near the Mexico border in English, Spanish and Chinese.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 26, 2012
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on July 15, 2012 in an interview with Fox News.:
Says Texas proved in court that more than 200 dead people voted in the latest Texas election.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 24, 2012
Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez
stated on May 30, 2012 in an email to PolitiFact Texas.:
Says no city comparable in size to Austin or smaller was broken into as many congressional districts.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2012
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 12, 2012 in a radio ad.:
Every "major newspaper in Texas calls" David Dewhurst "a moderate."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2012 in a speech in San Antonio.:
Mitt Romney "says the Arizona immigration law should be a model for the nation."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 17, 2012
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on July 2, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
Says the federal government is spending $765,828 to subsidize "pancakes for yuppies" in Washington.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 11, 2012
Eric Holder
Eric Holder
stated on July 10, 2012 in a speech to the NAACP convention in Houston.:
Says recent studies indicate that nationally, only 8 percent of white voting-age citizens but 25 percent of African-American voting-age citizens lack government-issued photo IDs.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • July 11, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 22, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate at KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas.:
"I've never supported a payroll tax."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2012
Becky Moeller
Becky Moeller
stated on June 28, 2012 in a statement reacting to the Supreme Court decision upholding the law.:
Says the federal health care law upheld by the Supreme Court "has improved or saved the lives of more than 4,000 Texans" otherwise prevented from obtaining health coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 29, 2012
Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare
Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare
stated on June 20, 2012 in :
"Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 29, 2012
John Carter
John Carter
stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.:
Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 27, 2012
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