Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Dan Patrick screen grab 5/20/18

Texas law bars adults from leaving loaded guns accessible to children younger than 17

By W. Gardner Selby
May 30, 2018
"It’s against the law in Texas to let any loaded gun get in the hands of a child."
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Santa Fe death penalty meme

False meme suggests Texas rapper faces death penalty but Santa Fe school shooter does not

By W. Gardner Selby
May 23, 2018
Says a young Texas rapper charged with capital crimes faces the death penalty but the alleged Santa Fe High School shooter faces prison and then…
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Steve Adler 2/28/18

Steve Adler incorrectly says Austin creating more jobs than any other U.S. city

By W. Gardner Selby
May 16, 2018
Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."  
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Lupe Valdez January 2018

Lupe Valdez says Texas schools in some counties shut down for opening of hunting season

By W. Gardner Selby
May 16, 2018
"There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go…
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Andrew White at Dem debate 5/11/18

Did Cecile Richards say there’s room in ‘her movement’ for people who think abortion is wrong?

By W. Gardner Selby
May 15, 2018
Says Cecile Richards recently said there’s room in "her movement" for people who personally believe abortion is wrong.
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Steve McCraw testifying 4/18/18

Is ‘illegal alien’ a legal term in federal law?

By W. Gardner Selby
May 9, 2018
Says the term "illegal alien" is "a legal term, it’s in statute, it’s a federal term."
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Lupe Valdez, Andrew White 4/18

Lupe Valdez: ‘I come from the poorest ZIP code in San Antonio’

By W. Gardner Selby
May 3, 2018
"I come from the poorest ZIP code in San Antonio."
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Ted Cruz 9/17

Ted Cruz falsely says Beto O’Rourke once resolved to legalize all narcotics

By W. Gardner Selby
May 2, 2018
Says Beto O’Rourke had a "resolution to legalize all narcotics--including heroin and other deadly opioids."
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Greg Abbott 2/18

Greg Abbott: George Soros of New York pouring money into Texas to elect Democratic ‘puppets’ in fall

By Jasper Scherer , W. Gardner Selby
May 2, 2018
Says George Soros has "unloaded a whopping $1 million to install his liberal puppets in positions of power" in Texas this fall.
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Steve Adler January 2016

Steve Adler, playing on Jeopardy clue, makes Mostly True claim about Austin’s wide appeal

By W. Gardner Selby
April 26, 2018
Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in…
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Greg Abbott 2/18

Greg Abbott claim about border apprehensions, heroin seizures light on factual backup

By W. Gardner Selby
April 24, 2018
Says that as of March 2018 compared with 2017, "there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in the number of people who are apprehended…
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Chick-Fil-A sign

Ted Cruz says Facebook shut down Chick-Fil-A appreciation page. Facebook also restored it.

By W. Gardner Selby
April 23, 2018
Says Facebook shut down a "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day."
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