Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 15, 2011 in Fox News Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa:
Says Texas did not bail out a loan program he oversaw as state agriculture commissioner.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • December 18, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa.:
Says the Obama administration catches and releases nonviolent illegal immigrants.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2011
Charlie Gonzalez
Charlie Gonzalez
stated on December 13, 2011 in a press release.:
"If Congress does not pass the renewal of the payroll tax cut before the end of the year, nearly 160 million working families will see their taxes go up by roughly $1,000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 15, 2011
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on December 5, 2011 in an email blast.:
More Hispanics "have been elected statewide (in Texas) on the Republican ticket than on the Democratic ticket."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 12, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 7, 2011 in an Iowa TV ad.:
Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 9, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.:
Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 4, 2011
David Frum
David Frum
stated on November 28, 2011 in a New York magazine article.:
"Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 2, 2011
Matt Mackowiak
Matt Mackowiak
stated on December 1, 2011 in an opinion column.:
Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term.  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 2, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate:
"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 23, 2011
National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union
stated on November 13, 2011 in a newspaper advertisement.:
President Obama plans to "impose a tax of at least 23 percent on the Medicare prescription drug benefit for low-income beneficiaries."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 22, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 1, 2011 in remarks at a campaign stop October 1, 2011, in New Hampshire:
"I have sent over $400 million to the border of Mexico in the form of Texas Ranger recon teams."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • November 22, 2011
Progress Texas
Progress Texas
stated on October 20, 2011 in an opinion column.:
"The Confederate battle flag never flew over Texas, but... you might soon see it on our license plates."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 9, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 25, 2011 in an interview.:
Says that under his tax plan, "no matter where you are in the stratosphere, you're going to be getting a tax cut."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 7, 2011
H204TEXAS PAC
H204TEXAS PAC
stated on October 24, 2011 in an email blast.:
Proposition 2 on November’s Texas ballot "does not cost state taxpayers any money."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 3, 2011
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on October 25, 2011 in a TV commentary.:
Says "tanking" Rick Perry’s federal tax plan has "huge tax cuts for rich people and big tax hikes for everyone else."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 2, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.:
Says that "we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to" Texas.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 31, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.:
Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was "open to amnesty" for illegal immigrants in the United States.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 29, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 26, 2011 in a television ad:
"In Texas, we created over 1 million new jobs while the rest of the nation lost over 2 million."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 26, 2011
Anita Perry
Anita Perry
stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign stop.:
"My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 22, 2011
Burnt Orange Report
Burnt Orange Report
stated on October 3, 2011 in a blog post.:
Says Texas Senate hopeful Donna Campbell doesn’t live in the district she’s hoping to win in 2012.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 17, 2011
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