Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on March 9, 2010 in his autobiography:
"Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected state treasurer, succeeding Ann Richards. Democrats then abolished the position ... Hutchison later became a U.S. senator."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 19, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on March 12, 2010 in an e-mail blast:
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this week that the Democrats have to pass their terrible health care bill so that the American people can actually find out what's in it."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2010
Linda Curtis
Linda Curtis
stated on March 4, 2010 in a Web post:
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's "concession speech came with less than 20 percent of the precincts having been counted."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2010
Cathie Adams
Cathie Adams
stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter:
"Bill White ... supports the ‘ObamaCare’ socialized medicine plan, as well as ‘Cap and Trade’ legislation that would kill thousands of Texas jobs."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • March 14, 2010
Cathie Adams
Cathie Adams
stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter:
"Bill White ...offered sanctuary to illegal immigrants."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 14, 2010
Cathie Adams
Cathie Adams
stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter:
"Bill White spent his city billions of dollars into debt (and) saw crime rates soar while he backed gun control."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 14, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 2, 2010 in a speech:
"Washington cannot hide from the fact that Congress hiked the national debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion. They cannot hide from the fact . . . that the budget that they’re going forward with has more than a $5 trillion in debt in it over the next five years."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 4, 2010
Mindy Montford
Mindy Montford
stated on February 22, 2010 in a campaign mailer:
Says she’s "tried over 100 jury cases in Travis County courts."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 3, 2010
Ken Mercer
Ken Mercer
stated on February 19, 2010 in an advertisement:
Challenger Tim Tuggey "is a lobbyist who donated over $41,000 to Democrats who support abortion and same-sex marriage."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2010 in a TV advertisement.:
"I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 25, 2010
Eve Schatelowitz Alcantar
Eve Schatelowitz Alcantar
stated on January 28, 2010 in a response to League of Women Voters of Texas.:
"In this judicial race, special interest groups have demanded money from me, in exchange for endorsement and support."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2010
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
stated on February 12, 2010 in a response to League of Women Voters of Texas.:
"The current (agriculture) commissioner allowed tainted beef to be sent to school cafeterias."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 19, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on February 16, 2010 in an e-mail blast.:
During "the recent global warming summit in Copenhagen, Nancy Pelosi and others stayed at a five-star hotel on a trip costing nearly $10,000 per person."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 17, 2010
Ben Bius
Ben Bius
stated on February 9, 2010 in a radio advertisement.:
Says state Sen. Steve Ogden was the "driving force behind business income tax hurting small business, crafted the Robin Hood school finance scheme making property taxes skyrocket, wrote a budget that will result in a $14 billion deficit and voted against" gun freedoms.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 17, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 8, 2010 in a Democratic debate:
"We have killed lots of innocent people in the state of Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 14, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 5, 2010 in an online ad:
Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers" though "commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 8, 2010 in a debate.:
Houston is "the third-most toxic city in the United States of America."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 9, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 29, 2010 in an interview:
"For the hour after the (Jan. 14) debate, 'Debra Medina' was the No. 1 search on Google and for the remainder of that night No. 3."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 4, 2010 in A TV advertisement:
  Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on January 26, 2010 in a Dallas press conference:
Bill White "is discriminating. He's taking jobs from African Americans and giving them to his friends."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2010
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