Fact Check Posts – Page 42

Tom Pauken says recent state budgets have greatly outrun inflation and population growth

By W. Gardner Selby

August 1, 2013

"Our recent state budgets have far exceeded population and inflation growth."

Gohmert charges Justice Department with telling employees to embrace gay marriage and homosexuality

By W. Gardner Selby

July 31, 2013

Says a Justice Department memo "directs that you must openly embrace gay marriage and homosexuality."

GOP Stoppers say Texas ranks poorly in worker deaths, carbon emissions and more

By W. Gardner Selby

July 19, 2013

"Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."

Austin legislator calls Austin largest U.S. city without congressional district anchored in it

By W. Gardner Selby

July 17, 2013

Says Austin is the "largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it."

Rick Perry says more and more extremely premature babies grow into healthy childhoods

By W. Gardner Selby

July 11, 2013

Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood.

Rick Perry says abortions are nation’s second-most common surgical procedure

By W. Gardner Selby

July 5, 2013

"Abortion is the second-most conducted surgical procedure in this country."

Rick Perry says Wendy Davis is daughter of single mother and was a teenage mother herself

By W. Gardner Selby

June 28, 2013

Says Wendy Davis, "born into difficult circumstances," was the daughter of a single mother and a teenage mother herself.

Jerry Patterson says the majority of Texans support failed abortion legislation

By W. Gardner Selby

June 27, 2013

Says unsuccessful Texas abortion legislation "was supported by a majority of" Texans.

Wendy Davis says 92 percent of Texas counties had no abortion provider in 2008

By Sue Owen , W. Gardner Selby

June 25, 2013

Says 92 percent of Texas counties had no abortion provider in 2008.

Pete Gallego says 97 percent of food stamp benefits reach eligible Americans in appropriate amounts

By W. Gardner Selby

June 25, 2013

Says 97 percent of food stamp benefits "are paid in the proper amounts to people who are really eligible."

UPDATED: Jodie Laubenberg says Texas rape kit is like dilation and curettage procedure

By Sue Owen , W. Gardner Selby

June 24, 2013

Says a "rape kit" can be used to "clean out" women, "basically like" dilation and curettage.

McCaul said Obama admin. plans to reduce detention beds, releasing hundreds of dangerous criminals

By W. Gardner Selby

June 21, 2013

Says the Obama administration plans to reduce the number of beds devoted to holding individuals violating immigration laws and to "release hundreds of dangerous criminals…

Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

Tom Pauken says recent state budgets have greatly outrun inflation and population growth

Gohmert charges Justice Department with telling employees to embrace gay marriage and homosexuality

GOP Stoppers say Texas ranks poorly in worker deaths, carbon emissions and more

Austin legislator calls Austin largest U.S. city without congressional district anchored in it

Rick Perry says more and more extremely premature babies grow into healthy childhoods

Rick Perry says abortions are nation’s second-most common surgical procedure

Rick Perry says Wendy Davis is daughter of single mother and was a teenage mother herself

Jerry Patterson says the majority of Texans support failed abortion legislation

Wendy Davis says 92 percent of Texas counties had no abortion provider in 2008

Pete Gallego says 97 percent of food stamp benefits reach eligible Americans in appropriate amounts

UPDATED: Jodie Laubenberg says Texas rape kit is like dilation and curettage procedure

McCaul said Obama admin. plans to reduce detention beds, releasing hundreds of dangerous criminals