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Politifact Texas
February 15, 2023
Fact-check: Biden’s claim about democracy strengthening worldwide lacks evidence
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February 8, 2023
Fact-check: Chip Roy border claim cites correct data but omits important details
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February 1, 2023
Fact-check: Gavin Newsom’s claim on US gun homicide rate is mostly correct
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January 25, 2023
Fact-check: Biden claim on take-home pay rising doesn’t account for prior inflation
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January 18, 2023
Fact-check: No, the White House is not attempting to ban gas stoves
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January 11, 2023
Fact-check: Illegal immigration down after Venezuela program, but Title 42 likely also a factor
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January 4, 2023
Fact-check: Congressman mostly correct about growth of US trade deficit with China
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December 7, 2022
Fact-check: Gun homicides 22 times more frequent in U.S. than European Union
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November 30, 2022
Fact-check: No, the U.S. is not deporting Cubans because of their political affiliation
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November 10, 2022
Fact-check: GOP voters were not denied access in general election, as recirculated video suggested
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November 2, 2022
Fact-check: Do only Democratic cities take days to count their votes?
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October 26, 2022
Fact-check: How much have natural gas costs risen in the past 5 years?
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October 19, 2022
Fact-check: Can a Texan register a dead relative to vote, then cast a mail ballot in their name?
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October 12, 2022
Fact-check: Is Venezuela sending prisoners to the US southern border, as Texas congressman claimed?
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October 5, 2022
Fact-check: Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among adults in the U.S.?
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September 28, 2022
Fact-check: Have House Democrats objected to presidential election results?
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September 14, 2022
Fact-check: Do low-income Americans receive the most audits from the IRS?
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September 7, 2022
Fact-check: 2018 claim about O’Rourke campaign contributions has resurfaced
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August 31, 2022
Fact-check: How have teacher pay raises stacked up in the past 25 years?
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August 25, 2022
Fact-check: Is there a ‘record number of people’ crossing border illegally?
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August 17, 2022
Fact-check: Is Biden arming up the IRS with guns & ammunition?
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August 10, 2022
Fact-check: Does Texas lead the nation in rape offenses?
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July 27, 2022
Fact-check: Would plan supported by Joe Manchin, AARP ‘drain billions’ from Medicare?
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July 20, 2022
Fact check: Did Joe Biden admit to keeping gas prices high on purpose?
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July 13, 2022
Fact-check: Can Texans ‘too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public’ now carry?
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July 6, 2022
Fact-check: Does Texas have a 90% high school graduation rate?
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June 29, 2022
Fact-check: Can Texas secede from the union?
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June 15, 2022
Fact-check: How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy?
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May 18, 2022
Fact-check: Has Texas seen a $20 billion increase in property taxes under Greg Abbott?
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May 11, 2022
Fact-check: Does Texas law allow rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion?
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May 4, 2022
Fact check: Did Customs and Border Protection seize enough fentanyl in 2021 to ‘kill every American nearly seven times over’?
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April 27, 2022
Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies
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April 20, 2022
Fact check: Is President Biden ‘giving smartphones away’ to people who’ve crossed the border illegally?
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April 13, 2022
Fact check: Do migrants have faster access to medical services than veterans?
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April 6, 2022
Fact Check: Does Texas have 15% more power generation capacity now than last year?
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March 30, 2022
Fact check: A GOP Senate candidate claims wind turbines have an overall negative effect on carbon emissions
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March 16, 2022
Fact check: How accurate were Ted Cruz’s ‘Real State of the Union’ critiques of President Biden?
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March 9, 2022
Fact check: Did the US add more jobs last year than ever before?
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March 3, 2022
Fact check: Is Ted Cruz right that more journalists were killed in Mexico in 2020 than anywhere else?
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February 23, 2022
Fact check: Have 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses over the past year?
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February 16, 2022
Fact Check: A viral tweet claims ‘1984’ and other books banned in Texas but not ‘Mein Kampf’
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February 9, 2022
Fact check: How accurate is Congressman Chip Roy’s claim that Pfizer vaccine for kids under age 5 has ‘zero basis in science’?
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February 2, 2022
Fact Check: Rep. Ronny Jackson’s erroneous claim about unauthorized immigrant access to ballot, health care coverage
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January 26, 2022
Fact-check: Is it true that 70% of Texas fourth-graders cannot read at grade level?
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January 19, 2022
Fact Check: Were there more COVID deaths in 2021 than the year before?
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January 12, 2022
Fact Check: Would expanding Medicaid have brought in $100 billion to Texas’ economy?
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January 5, 2022
Fact Check: Are vaccines the cause for worldwide flight cancellations?
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December 29, 2021
Fact Check: Did Border Patrol apprehend more than 50 people from southern Africa in 2021?
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December 15, 2021
Fact Check: Do US families have more money in their pockets now, despite inflation?
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December 8, 2021
Fact Check: Have 2 million women dropped out of the workforce during the pandemic?
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December 1, 2021
Fact Check: Are ‘US households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030’?
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November 17, 2021
Fact check: Evaluating Dan Patrick’s claim that millions of people have crossed the southern border this year without authorization
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September 1, 2021
Fact Check: Diving Into Dan Patrick’s Claim About Vaccination Rates Among Black Americans
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August 25, 2021
Fact Check: Is The Biden Administration ‘Not Even Testing’ Migrants Released By Border Patrol Into The US?
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August 11, 2021
Fact Check: Among The Rare Cases Of Voter Fraud In Texas, Mail-In Ballot Fraud Is Most Common
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July 28, 2021
Fact Check: Were 74K Fraudulent Mail-In Ballots Found In Arizona?
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July 21, 2021
Fact Check: Can Texas Arrest And ‘Handcuff’ House Democrats Who Fled The State
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July 14, 2021
Fact Check: Are Power Companies Raising Smart Thermostat Temperatures Without Owners’ Permission?
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July 7, 2021
Fact Check: Are Migrants Causing ‘Carnage’ At The Texas Border?
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June 30, 2021
Fact Check: Does Juneteenth Replace Independence Day As A Federal Holiday?
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June 23, 2021
Fact Check: George P. Bush Says Just 150 Miles Of Trump’s Border Wall Have Been Built
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June 2, 2021
Fact Check: A Colorado Rep. Claims No One In Texas Has Died From COVID-19 Since Abbott Removed Mask Mandate
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May 26, 2021
Fact Check: Does Texas Now Have More Job Openings Than People Receiving Unemployment Benefits?
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May 19, 2021
Fact Check: Does The Senate’s Voting Bill Expand Voting Rights To Non-Citizens?
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May 12, 2021
Fact Check: Is Renewable Energy To Blame For An April Power Crunch?
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May 5, 2021
Fact Check: Ted Cruz Says Republicans Didn’t ‘Rig The Game’ When It Came To Recent Supreme Court Confirmations
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April 28, 2021
Fact Check: Do Fewer People Of Color Own Cars, And Are Thus Unable To Utilize Drive-Thru Voting?
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April 21, 2021
Fact Check: Is Texas ‘Very Close To Herd Immunity’ Against COVID-19?
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April 14, 2021
Fact Check: Does Senate Bill 7 Change ‘Nothing’ About Early Voting Rules?
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April 7, 2021
Fact Check: Are Twice As Many Children In Border Patrol Custody Under Biden Than Trump?
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March 31, 2021
Fact Check: Are Biden Administration Policies Driving The Increase In Unaccompanied Minors Crossing Into The US?
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March 24, 2021
Fact Check: Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Block A Congressional Resolution Against Anti-Semitism?
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March 17, 2021
Fact Check: Is The Biden Administration Releasing Migrants Into The US Who Have COVID-19?
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March 10, 2021
Fact Check: Are Natural Gas Pipelines ‘Insulated’ From Cold Weather?
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February 24, 2021
Fact Check: Were Texas Leaders Warned About Potential Power Blackouts?
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February 17, 2021
Medicaid Not Directly Linked To Abortions In Texas
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February 10, 2021
Fact Check: Did More Water Fall During Hurricane Harvey Than During A Year At Niagara Falls?
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February 3, 2021
Fact Check: Will Biden’s Ban On New Federal Leases For Oil And Gas Drilling Be A Texas Job Killer?
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January 27, 2021
Fact Check: Will The Paris Climate Accord Cost Millions Of Jobs And Trillions In Economic Growth?
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January 20, 2021
Fact Check: Can We Reach Herd Immunity To COVID-19 If Over 70% Of People Get Vaccinated?
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January 13, 2021
Ken Paxton Says That ‘Those Who Stormed The Capitol Yesterday Were Not Trump Supporters. They Have Been Confirmed To Be Antifa’
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January 6, 2021
Fact Check: Does Texas Oil And Gas Comprise 35% Of The State’s Economy?
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December 22, 2020
Fact Check: Is It ‘Anti-Science’ To Urge Vaccinated People To Wear Masks?
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December 16, 2020
Fact Check: How Long Has It Been Since More Than One Black State Senator Served On The Same Committee?
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December 9, 2020
Fact Check: Does Cannabis Help Significantly Reduce Reliance On Opioids?
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December 2, 2020
Fact Check: Are COVID-19 Shutdowns ‘Ineffective’?
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November 18, 2020
Fact Check: Did Early Voting Pave The Way For ‘Chicanery’ And ‘Fraud’?
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November 11, 2020
Is Austin ‘One Of The Most Dangerous Cities In America’?
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November 5, 2020
Did President Donald Trump Campaign On Lowering The National Debt?
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October 28, 2020
Does Texas Have ‘Lower Taxes And Less Regulations Than Anywhere Else In The US’?
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October 21, 2020
Has There Been A Disproportionate Number Of COVID-19 Deaths In The Rio Grande Valley?
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October 14, 2020
Is Property Crime Rising In Austin Because Of Police Budget Cuts?
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October 7, 2020
Does John Cornyn ‘Strongly Support’ A Path To Citizenship For Dreamers?
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September 30, 2020
How Many Adults Get Flu Shots Each Year?
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September 23, 2020
Did The Department Of Justice Indict Someone In Texas For Fraudulently Casting 1,700 Ballots?
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September 16, 2020
Are Election Officials Sending 80 Million ‘Unsolicited Ballots’ To Voters?
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September 9, 2020
Have Just 6% Of COVID-19 Deaths Actually Been From The Disease?
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September 2, 2020
Has Austin’s Murder Rate Increased By 64% During The First Half Of 2020?
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August 26, 2020
Was Vehicle Damage In Austin Tied With Police Funding Cuts?
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August 19, 2020
Are Republican Voters In Texas 20 Years Older Than Democrats, On Average?
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