Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on May 10, 2011 in a radio interview.:
Says Gov. Rick Perry has been "begging" for the federal government to send the Coast Guard to patrol two lakes on the U.S.-Mexico border.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2011
Randi Shade
Randi Shade
stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release.:
"The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2011
Michael Williams
Michael Williams
stated on April 26, 2011 in a tweet.:
"Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 22, 2011
Rodney Ellis
Rodney Ellis
stated on May 16, 2011 in Texas Senate floor debate.:
Says state lawmakers have voted to "spend virtually all of the Rainy Day Fund four times" since the fund’s creation.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 20, 2011
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.:
Says Rick Perry "turned down our invitation to meet" President Barack Obama in El Paso.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2011
Silvestre Reyes
Silvestre Reyes
stated on May 9, 2011 in a press release.:
The "six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 10, 2011
Kathie Tovo
Kathie Tovo
stated on May 1, 2011 in “Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.:
"Austin Energy is considering its first rate increase since 1994."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 10, 2011
Steve Ogden
Steve Ogden
stated on May 4, 2011 in remarks on the Senate floor:
Rick Perry "advocated to liquidate" the state’s rainy day fund in 2007.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 8, 2011
Kathie Tovo
Kathie Tovo
stated on May 2, 2011 in campaign mailers.:
Says one of Austin City Council Member Randi Shade’s biggest contributors is the lobbyist for the Formula 1 racetrack planned outside Austin.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 6, 2011
Dick Armey
Dick Armey
stated on April 17, 2011 in an oped column.:
"At Texas A&M University, only 49 out of 3,000 faculty members brought in enough money to pay for their salaries and overhead over the past five years."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 4, 2011
Max Nofziger
Max Nofziger
stated on May 1, 2011 in “Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.:
"Currently, there is no one from South Austin on the (Austin City) Council!"
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2011
Troy Fraser
Troy Fraser
stated on April 19, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee hearing.:
Says it probably costs more than $300,000 to run for a seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2011
Texans for Economic Development
Texans for Economic Development
stated on April 19, 2011 in a web banner ad.:
"Texans spend $2.5 billion gambling in our neighboring states every year."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 29, 2011
Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
stated on March 28, 2011 in an interview with PBS's Tavis Smiley.:
Says that in 41 states, government workers "are better paid than the taxpayers who support them."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 21, 2011
Mike Ford
Mike Ford
stated on March 18, 2011 in a letter.:
Says the fluoride Austin is putting in its drinking water is "toxic waste."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 19, 2011
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on April 4, 2011 in House floor debate.:
"43,000 people are going to be kicked out of nursing homes or denied nursing home entrance" if the Texas House version of the state budget passes into law.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2011
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Transportation
stated on March 16, 2011 in a billboard message spotted in Austin.:
"A DWI costs $17,000."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2011
Meria Carstarphen
Meria Carstarphen
stated on April 1, 2011 in a radio interview.:
Austin’s Pease Elementary "is a school that was created as part of the Texas Constitution."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 10, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 7, 2011 in a comment to reporters.:
Says the state’s budget shortfall is "not that much different" than it was in 2003.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 9, 2011 in a comment to reporters.:
Says a "rather extraordinary amount of non-classroom employees" were added by Texas school districts over the last decade.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 21, 2011
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