What do Barack Obama, David Dewhurst and a climate change musical have in common?
Readers flocked to fact checks about them in April. We highlight the Texas top 10.
Wendy Davis said Greg Abbott wants to force 4-year-olds to take standardized tests. In reality, volunteering school districts would choose how to assess pre-kindergarten classes.
We didn’t judge an entire David Dewhurst TV commercial as Pants on Fire. Separately, KERA-TV in Dallas objected to the Dewhurst campaign using video featuring one of its reporters.
In a fresh video ad, Dan Patrick touts a Pants on Fire bestowed on a David Dewhurst claim.
David Dewhurst and Dan Patrick blast away about a name change and campaign debts. The Truth-O-Meter engages.
Dan Patrick and Julián Castro faced off over immigration, getting chances to improve their respective Truth-O-Meter records.
Fifty years ago, the Civil Rights Act.
For four years, we've checked a few claims about your rights. We're also eager to hear of any claims at the LBJ Civil Rights Summit that might bear checking.
Michael McCaul said on Fox News Sunday the military doesn’t screen recruits for mental health. That holds up, PunditFact found.
PolitiFact welcomed us to its inaugural Google Hangout this week. We talked about the prospect of Ted Cruz and Rick Perry vying for president--and how you can win a PolitiFact Texas coaster.
Our fact checks of claims about the U.S. Census Bureau and President Barack Obama having a hand in assassinating citizens were readers’ favorite fact checks in March.
Kesha Rogers is not a Democrat, according to the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party. We concluded otherwise.
A Republican primary was salted by a claim that Stefani Carter spent campaign money providing margaritas in the Texas Capitol.