A Texas sheriff opened an investigation into two flights of migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but did not say what laws may have been broken.
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Snopes→ Florida, Texas Escalate Flights, Buses to Move Migrants
Republican governors are escalating their partisan tactic of sending migrants to Democratic strongholds without advance warning.
Snopes→ Migrants Were Flown to Martha’s Vineyard from Texas, Not Venezuela
An ambiguous tweet led some users to believe that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had ordered that undocumented immigrants be flown from Venezuela to Martha's Vineyard.
Truth or Fiction?→ Texas Delaying Maternal Death Data Until After Midterms?
On September 14 2022, social media posts claimed that the state of Texas had delayed maternal mortality data until after the November 2022 midterm elections: Texas found out abortion bans are unpopular so they’re hiding their maternal death data u
Logically→ A Texas school district removed Anne Frank’s “The Diary of a Young Girl” from libraries.
A graphic adaptation of the book was briefly pulled for review after parents deemed it inappropriate. Many editions remained on bookshelves.
Snopes→ Texas Woman Claims She Was Drugged by Napkin Stuffed in Car Door Handle
The Houston-area salon owner was reportedly out to dinner for her birthday.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Texas Senator Exposing FBI Lie Over Mar-a-Lago Raid
Does a video of Sen. Ted Cruz questioning current FBI Director Christopher Wray or former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe expose either man in a lie about the circumstances surrounding the August 8, 2022, search of Mar-a-Lago, the Flori
Snopes→ Were Anne Frank’s Diary and the Bible ‘Banned’ by a Texas School District?
Controversial subjects like these often lead social media users to make comments before they grasp the full scope of the story.
PolitiFact→ Beto O'Rourke – Texas had highest number of rape offenses in 2020, but did not have highest rate per population
Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly HALF.
Snopes→ New California Gun Control Law Mimics Texas Abortion Measure
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will sign a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Greg Abbott is right that Texas' high school graduation rate is 90%
Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall.
PolitiFact→ Lauren Boebert – No, Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, is not the first Mexican-born member of Congress
U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: GOP Texas Lawmaker Did NOT Recently Introduce Bill To Allow Death Penalty For Women Who Have Abortions
Did a GOP Texas lawmaker recently introduce a bill to allow the death penalty for women who have abortions? No, that's not true: State Rep. Bryan Slaton did introduce such a bill, but he did so in March 2021, not May 2022. The claim was i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Active Alert For Highly Dangerous Man In Galveston, Texas — It’s A Clickbait Ruse
Is there an active public warning alert in Galveston, Texas, to be on the lookout for an "armed and very dangerous" man who attacks women as of June 6, 2022? No, that's not true: While the man seen in the post is genuinely a fugitive from
Snopes→ Report: Justice Department Probing Texas’ Border Mission
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating potential civil rights violations in Texas' multibillion-dollar border security mission.
Snopes→ Did a Texas Homeowner Shoot 5 Armed Robbers with an AK-47?
A social media meme claimed three of the men died from gunshot wounds during the home invasion robbery, and that two others were injured.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this 911 audio is not related to the migrants in the truck found in San Antonio, Texas
This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio, Texas.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, este audio no está relacionado con los migrantes encontrados en San Antonio, Texas
Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Headline about Texas lawmaker’s anti-abortion bill was from 2021
A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion.
PolitiFact→ Texas Republicans want a vote on 'Texas Independence.' But can Texas secede from the union?
Texas GOP wants a vote on "Texas Independence." Experts said secession is not a constitutional right and was addressed in post-Civil War Supreme Court case.
Snopes→ Texas Top Cop: Uvalde Police Could Have Ended Rampage Early on
The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response an “abject failure” during testimony.
Snopes→ Residents Improvise As Texas City Rushes to Turn Water on
Residents of the West Texas city of Odessa improvised emergency water supplies after a water system outage left them high and dry for days amid scorching heat.
Snopes→ Texas Shooting Records Could Be Blocked by Legal Loophole
Some are concerned that Texas officials will use a legal loophole to block records from being released — even to the victims' families — once the case is closed.
Snopes→ Judge Blocks Texas Investigating Families of Trans Youth
The temporary restraining order halts investigations against three families who sued.
Snopes→ Report: Police Knew of Injured at Texas School While Waiting
Sixty officers had assembled on the scene by the time four officers made entry, according to the report.
Snopes→ Does Texas Have Its Own Power Grid?
And if so, who sets its energy rates?
Snopes→ Police Fatally Shoot Texas Escapee Who Killed 5 While on Run
Gonzalo Lopez, 46, died in a shootout with police in Jourdanton, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) south of San Antonio.
AllSides→ Fact check: No, Texas doesn’t have a hotline for reporting suspected abortions
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/06/02/fact-check-no-texas-hotline-reporting-women-planned-parenthood/7467013001/
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Claims Chicago’s “Tougher” Gun Laws Fail To Prevent Gun Violence
We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis. And so, if you’re looking for a real solution, Chicago teaches th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Purple Paint DOES Mean ‘No Trespassing’ — In Texas And At Least 11 Other States
Does purple paint on a post, tree or fence in Texas and "10 other states" mean no hunting, no trespassing, no solicitation or, simply, go away? Yes, that's true: According to a U.S. government database, Texas and at least 11 other states
Snopes→ Texas Senator: School Police Chief Didn’t Know of 911 Calls
Sen. Roland Gutierrez said it was a “system failure” that word of the pleas for help from people inside Robb Elementary School did not make their way to school district police Chief Pete Arredondo.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law on Social Media Censorship
A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints.
Logically→ The Texas school shooter was trans.
A photo of an unrelated transgender woman from Georgia has been shared, with claims the image depicts the Texas school shooter.
Snopes→ Texas Police: Teacher Closed Propped-Open Door Before Attack
An exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed by a teacher shortly before a gunman used it to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers, leaving investigators searching to determine why, state police said.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Jacob Albarado Killed Gunman In Texas School Shooting
Did Jacob Albarado, an off-duty Border Patrol agent, kill Salvador Ramos, the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school? There's no such evidence: Albarado, whose wife worked at the school and child atten
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Texas School Shooting Was ‘100% A Planned Attack’ That Cops Were ‘In On’
Was the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, "100% a planned attack" that cops were "in on"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the shooting was planned or orchestrated by anyone other than the shooter, Salvador Ramos.
Snopes→ O’Rourke Bets Shooting Will Shake Up Texas Governor’s Race
The Democrat is betting that the tragedy can reset the governor’s race in America’s largest red state.
Snopes→ Justice Dept. to Review Response to Texas School Shooting
The announcement came as President Joe Biden was visiting Uvalde, Texas.
Snopes→ Students Who Survived Texas School Attack Describe Scene
The children who survived the attack, which killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers, described a festive, end-of-the-school-year day that quickly turned to terror.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Post About Texas School Shooter Contains False, Unsupported Claims
Does a viral post about Salvador Ramos, the Texas school shooter, contain only verified and proven facts? No, that's not true: Although the post contains some true statements, it also includes some false and unsubstantiated claims. For ex