Ted Cruz’s false abortion claim was our No. 7 hit of 2016
Ted Cruz's claim about Hillary Clinton on abortion led to our No. 7 most-clicked fact check of 2016.
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Greg Abbott’s Pants on Fire voter fraud claim sparked our No. 8 fact check
Gov. Greg Abbott's claim about rampant voter fraud launched our No. 8 most-clicked fact check from 2016.
Barack Obama claim about low illegal immigration was our No. 9 fact check from 2016
Our check of a made-in-Texas Barack Obama claim about immigration ended up our No. 9 most-clicked story from 2016.
Celia Israel claim about Trump’s hats was 10th most-clicked fact check from 2016
Catch the No. 10 most-clicked PolitiFact Texas fact check from 2016.
Three Pinocchios slapped on Texas language about abortions, breast cancer
A fact-checker found misleading a State of Texas statement about abortions and breast cancer,
The state agency told us it stands by its declaration.
Checking Rick Perry claims about energy
Rick Perry has been fact-checked many times -- including on energy claims.
Sid Miller defends unfactual Facebook posts
Sid Miller of Texas stands behind his factually flawed Facebook posts, saying readers can gauge accuracy on their own.
UPDATED: Austin newspaper (still) not endorsing candidates in November elections
A Republican and a couple Austin-area Democrats listed Austin American-Statesman endorsements on campaign websites.
All three got that wrong.
In Context: ‘Senator, you’ve whipped out that Mexican thing again’
"Senator," Mike Pence said to Tim Kaine, "you've whipped out that Mexican thing again."
It wasn't a joke by the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Let's see Pence's comment in context.
Donald Trump, stumping in Austin, on the PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter
Donald Trump, stumping in Austin, brought along a fiery record on the PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter.
Dan Patrick’s case for ABC News to release full Obama ‘town hall’ video
Texan Dan Patrick continues to call for ABC News to release full video of this month's White House town hall where Patrick and President Obama went back and forth.
We've newly annotated what fit into the 60-minute broadcast--and what got cut.
Rick Perry revisits claims about job gains, graduation rates
Former Gov. Rick Perry rallied Texas delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this morning partly by revisiting claims about Texas job growth and high school graduation rates that we’ve checked before.
Just ahead, his repeat of a statement we found Mostly False...