Fact Check Posts – Page 72

Bill White says state budget up over 80 percent under Rick Perry

By W. Gardner Selby

August 12, 2010

"The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry."

Rep. John Carter says United States is the only nation affording citizenship to anyone born here

By W. Gardner Selby

August 10, 2010

Says the United States is the only nation that affords citizenship to anyone born here, "whether you are here legally or illegally."

Pete Sessions: Federal government has gained 500,000 workers under Obama while private sector suffered

By W. Gardner Selby

August 8, 2010

"Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs…

Rick Perry says violence from Mexico reaching El Paso, with bullets flying and bombs exploding

By W. Gardner Selby

August 5, 2010

Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso."

Michael Sullivan says NASA administrator said main mission is Muslim outreach

By W. Gardner Selby

August 1, 2010

Says the director of NASA says its main mission is Muslim outreach.

Gordon Quan, Harris County candidate, says 70 percent of males over 50 have a form of heart disease

By W. Gardner Selby

July 31, 2010

Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease."

Rep. Jeb Hensarling says nearly half of U.S. debt is owned by foreigners

By W. Gardner Selby

July 30, 2010

"Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners."

CNN’s John King says Latinos will outnumber Anglos in Texas in five to 10 years

By W. Gardner Selby

July 26, 2010

"Sometime in the next decade, there will be more Latinos in the state of Texas than there are Anglos. That will happen sometime in the…

Governor Rick Perry says he’s never fielded phone call from the Obama White House

By W. Gardner Selby

July 19, 2010

"We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them."

Democrat Weems, hearkening to BP disaster, says Texas has one inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells

By W. Gardner Selby

July 15, 2010

Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells.

White, citing available schedule, says Perry is, per hour, the highest-paid state worker

By W. Gardner Selby

July 12, 2010

Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis."

Bill White says Rick Perry threatened to secede

By W. Gardner Selby

July 7, 2010

"In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world.

Latest Fact Checks By W. Gardner Selby

Bill White says state budget up over 80 percent under Rick Perry

Rep. John Carter says United States is the only nation affording citizenship to anyone born here

Pete Sessions: Federal government has gained 500,000 workers under Obama while private sector suffered

Rick Perry says violence from Mexico reaching El Paso, with bullets flying and bombs exploding

Michael Sullivan says NASA administrator said main mission is Muslim outreach

Gordon Quan, Harris County candidate, says 70 percent of males over 50 have a form of heart disease

Rep. Jeb Hensarling says nearly half of U.S. debt is owned by foreigners

CNN’s John King says Latinos will outnumber Anglos in Texas in five to 10 years

Governor Rick Perry says he’s never fielded phone call from the Obama White House

Democrat Weems, hearkening to BP disaster, says Texas has one inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells

White, citing available schedule, says Perry is, per hour, the highest-paid state worker

Bill White says Rick Perry threatened to secede