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Madlin Mekelburg

Madlin Mekelburg

PolitiFact Texas Writer

Madlin Mekelburg writes for PolitiFact Texas and the Austin American-Statesman. Previously, Madlin covered state and national politics for the El Paso Times from the USA Today Network's bureau in Austin, Texas.

mmekelburg@statesman.com

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Latest Fact-Checks By Madlin Mekelburg

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Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
stated on September 19, 2020 a tweet
“In the last 10 years less than half of adults in the U.S. received a flu shot.”
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • September 25, 2020
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 18, 2020 a press conference
Says crime is on the rise in Austin and a new study showed that it “is the No. 1 city in America in the year-to-year percentage increase in murders, with a percentage increase of more than 64% for the first half of this year.”
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 31, 2020
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on August 13, 2020 a tweet
Says a video shared to his social media shows vehicles with broken windows in a parking garage used by state agencies in Texas on “the same night the City of Austin voted to cut $150 million” from the police department.”
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 24, 2020
Gene Wu
Gene Wu
stated on August 7, 2020 an interview
Says in Texas the “average age of the Republican voter is like 20 years older than the average Democrat.”
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 14, 2020
M.J. Hegar
M.J. Hegar
stated on July 22, 2020 a speech
Says 1 in 5 Texans did not have health insurance coverage before the pandemic, and now “nearly 1 in 3 Texans under the age of 65 don’t have access to health care insurance.”
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • July 30, 2020
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on July 9, 2020 an interview
Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.”
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • July 10, 2020
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on June 22, 2020 a tweet
Hays County in Central Texas has seen an “incredible 845% increase in (COVID-19) cases since June 7.”
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 26, 2020
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on May 24, 2020 an interview
Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.”
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 8, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on May 31, 2020 a tweet
Says police officers in Austin, Texas, have been “authorized to use LIVE ROUNDS, and lethal force” against protesters.
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 5, 2020
Chip Roy
Chip Roy
stated on May 6, 2020 an interview
Says Wisconsin has not had a spike in coronavirus cases that was “statistically significant related to the fact that they had voting.”
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • May 18, 2020
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