Latest Fact-Checks By W. Gardner Selby

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Rick Perry says that Mitt Romney wrote that if Social Security were done in the private sector, it’d be called criminal

September 22, 2011

Says Mitt Romney wrote that if Social Security was done "in the private sector, it would be called criminal."

Rick Perry says he never was for 2008 Wall Street rescue package

September 21, 2011

Says he did not support the October 2008 legislation to rescue Wall Street firms.

Save Our Springs says water utility customers have used less water on peak day every year since 2001

September 17, 2011

"Ten years ago the Austin Water Utility used a total of 240.3 million gallons. Every summer since then our peak day of water use has…

Pro-Bachmann group says Texas spending has doubled under Rick Perry as governor

September 14, 2011

Says "Rick Perry doubled spending in a decade."

Hightower says Perry slashed budget of volunteer fire department reducing ability to fight wildfires

September 13, 2011

Says Rick Perry and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature "managed to slash the budget of the volunteer fire departments in our state by 75 percent in…

Rick Perry says that with what “we have done,” Texas created 1 million jobs while rest of nation lost 2.5 million

September 11, 2011

"When you look at what we have done over the last decade, we created 1 million jobs in the state of Texas. At the same…

Ron Paul says Rick Perry was Al Gore’s campaign chairman not long ago

September 7, 2011

Rick Perry "was the (campaign) chairman for Al Gore at one time, not too many years ago."

Debra Medina claims Rick Perry was a Democrat and Al Gore’s campaign manager

September 7, 2011

"Governor (Perry), you were a Democrat, having worked for Al Gore as his campaign manager..."

Bloggers say two Texas Democrats among Socialists in U.S. House

September 5, 2011

Say Texas U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee are among open Socialists in Congress.

Kinky Friedman says Barack Obama’s favorable rating in Israel once was 4 percent

September 4, 2011

Says Barack Obama’s "favorability rating in Israel once clocked in at 4 percent."

Maureen Dowd says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down

September 3, 2011

Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down.

John Cornyn says the Congressional Budget Office predicts unemployment will be 8 percent until 2014

August 31, 2011

Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!"

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