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Allen West

Allen West

Allen West announced in July 2021 that he is running for the Republican primary for Texas governor. He served for about a year as chairman of the Texas Republican Party, stepping down in June 2021. West represented Florida's 22nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. Lieutenant Colonel West retired from the Army in 2004 after 22 years of service.

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Allen West
Allen West
stated on February 19, 2021 a Facebook post
"Since 2006 Texas has given $19B in taxpayer subsidies to wind energy companies. Over the past 2-3 years Texas has tripled our dependence on wind energy to 23-25 percent of our energy distribution system."
False
By Taylor Goldenstein • March 26, 2021
Allen West
Allen West
stated on August 1, 2015 a blog on his website
The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 4, 2015
Allen West
Allen West
stated on March 19, 2015 a post on his website
"EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2015
Allen West
Allen West
stated on October 20, 2014 a tweet
"U.S. troops are getting only 4 hours of Ebola training before deployment to Liberia."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2014
Allen West
Allen West
stated on September 26, 2014 a Facebook post
Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 2, 2014
Allen West
Allen West
stated on December 2, 2013 a blog on his website
"Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 3, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on November 25, 2013 comments on his blog
"Black people kill more black people every six months than the KKK did in 86 years."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • November 27, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on July 8, 2013 a tweet
"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on December 8, 2012 a weekly newsletter
"This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law."
True
By Amy Sherman • December 17, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on October 25, 2012 a campaign ad
"After Patrick Murphy’s charges were dropped, Murphy’s father gave the prosecutor a huge campaign donation."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 2, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on October 8, 2012 an ad
Says Patrick Murphy is trying to "hide his drunken assault of a police officer."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on August 1, 2012 a radio interview
In June 2012 "we actually had more people go on Social Security Disability [85,000] ... than the 80,000 jobs that were created."
True
By Tom Mooney • August 9, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on May 14, 2012 a newsletter
An "Obamacare slush fund" paid to spay and neuter dogs and cats, then counted it as an "anti-obesity campaign."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on April 10, 2012 a town hall meeting in Jensen Beach, Fla.
About 78 to 81 House Democrats "are members of the Communist Party. ... It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 11, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on October 21, 2011 a TV interview
The EPA "wants to hire 230,000 new government regulators that will cost the taxpayer $21 billion."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 7, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on October 14, 2011 a Fox News interview
In the Affordable Care Act, Democrats "cut $500 billion from Medicare" and "put in place the Independent Payment Advisory Board, 15 unelected bureaucrats, which will be making decisions about health care for our seniors and for all Americans."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 1, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on July 27, 2011 an interview on CNN
"This is the first time in the history that we've had the raising of a debt limit also with spending cuts."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 29, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on July 20, 2011 a Fox News interview
Florida Democrats "put my Social Security number and my wife's Employment Identification Number in a mail piece."
True
By Katie Sanders • July 21, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on June 20, 2011 a Fox News interview
In the first 24 to 36 hours of the operation in Libya, "you saw $115 million go downrange because a Tomahawk cruise missile is a little over $1 million each."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 27, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on June 2, 2011 an interview
"China owns about 29% of (the U.S.) debt."
False
By Amy Sherman • June 14, 2011
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