Latest Stories By W. Gardner Selby

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Obama’s flawed claim about Romney and Arizona’s immigration law

October 17, 2012

What twice we rated False in Texas remained so when Barack Obama said it (again) in New York.

Texas-OU and gambling across state lines

October 12, 2012

A group that hopes for casino gaming across Texas airs familiar figures about Texans gambling in neighboring states. Maybe it's a novel way of saying hook 'em...

Fact-checking the vice presidential debate

October 12, 2012

PolitiFact researchers in Washington, Florida, Georgia and Wisconsin leaped to noting the factual claims by Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. Some early returns are in.

Bill Powers says UT places second only to Berkeley nationally in PhDs awarded each year

October 10, 2012

Bill Powers boasted about UT’s ranking in PhDs bestowed. His claim was on point for a recent year, but...

To suggest a fact-check, tweet with #PolitiFactThis

October 9, 2012

Want to nudge PolitiFact fast? Try this hashtag on Twitter: #PolitiFactThis.

 

Flames and a Texas income tax

October 5, 2012

Ted Cruz whiffed on an income-tax claim earlier this year. He connected regarding Paul Sadler.

Ted Cruz, Paul Sadler, the Texas Truth-O-Meter

October 2, 2012

Ted Cruz and Paul Sadler, who rumbled in a Dallas debate, already had Truth-O-Meter report cards.

Tan Parker: Texas Democrats have lost longer for statewide office than Republicans anywhere

October 1, 2012

After we checked a claim about Texas Democrats leading Democrats elsewhere in years shut out of statewide office, Tan Parker nudged that the state’s Democrats also have been shut out longer than Republicans anywhere. Zing!

Event to kill 80 to 90 million people, John Sharp says

September 27, 2012

John Sharp said that according to scientists, a future event will take the lives of 80 to 90 million people. Really?

 

Texas Democrats shut out of statewide office longer than Democrats in other states

September 26, 2012

Joaquin Castro says Texas Democrats lead the nation in a losing-streak way.

Paul Ryan returning to Texas

September 24, 2012

Paul Ryan stumps in Houston this week. He’s met the Truth-O-Meter already.

PolitiFact Texas at the Texas Tribune Festival

September 23, 2012

We listened to speakers at the second annual Texas Tribune Festival. Hear anything we should check?

 

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