Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Bill Spelman
Bill Spelman
stated on May 8, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
Says challenger Dominic Chavez is a "Rick Perry Republican" lobbyist.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2012
Jana Duty
Jana Duty
stated on April 15, 2012 in as quoted in Austin American-Statesman news article.:
Says Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley reduces 36 percent of felonies to misdemeanors and hands them off to her.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2012
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview with Austin's KUT, 90.5 FM.:
"Over the history of Austin, it’s always gotten more expensive."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 24, 2012 in a chain email forwarded by a reader.:
Says the Department of Homeland Security has ordered "enough rounds of .40 caliber ammunition to kill every man, woman and child in the United States," possibly to combat "massive civil unrest" or "an invasion by a foreign power."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 13, 2012 in a chain email forwarded by an Austin American-Statesman reader.:
Says there is an upcoming vote to preserve benefits of Texas homestead exemption for seniors and the disabled.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2012
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 13, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate at WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas.:
David Dewhurst "has never once cut one penny from the state budget."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2012
Sara Stevenson
Sara Stevenson
stated on April 4, 2012 in an op-ed column.:
"The Austin school district calendar lists 64 different dates for either a state-mandated test or make-up test."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 17, 2012 in a TV ad.:
Says Ted Cruz represents a Chinese company found guilty of stealing blueprints from an American manufacturer.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 19, 2012
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
"The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded ObamaCare will cost the U.S. more than 800,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 17, 2012
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert
stated on April 13, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate at WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas.:
Says opponent Ted Cruz has not led businesses.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2012
Susan Combs
Susan Combs
stated on April 4, 2012 in a public appearance.:
The 2011 Legislature did not cut Texas public school funding.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2012
Elizabeth Ames Jones
Elizabeth Ames Jones
stated on April 9, 2012 in a web video.:
Says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 11, 2012
Donna Campbell
Donna Campbell
stated on March 31, 2012 in an email blast.:
Says Jeff Wentworth was the only Republican to vote against the Texas measure requiring women to have a sonogram before receiving an abortion.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 5, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video ad.:
Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 4, 2012
Brigid Shea
Brigid Shea
stated on March 5, 2012 in an op-ed column.:
In "the past 10 years, our (Austin) water rates have increased by 100 percent and we now have the highest water cost of the top 10 cities in Texas."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 4, 2012
Charlie Baird
Charlie Baird
stated on March 1, 2012 in a campaign handout.:
"We've had the same leadership in the Travis County DA's office for 30 years."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 30, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 16, 2012 in a Fox News interview.:
Says you need a photo ID to purchase Sudafed in Texas.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 2, 2012 in a chain email.:
Says a Barack Obama "black imposter" joke got a standing ovation at San Angelo rodeo.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2012
Elliott Naishtat
Elliott Naishtat
stated on March 5, 2012 in an oped column.:
"More than half of the births in Texas are paid for by Medicaid."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 24, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on March 8, 2012 in an email blast.:
Says gas costs $4.50 a gallon.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2012
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