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The Dispatch→ The Texas Rib Meat Massacre
All this Texas talk and no mention of Whata.
PolitiFact→ What is Ken Paxton accused of that is leading to his impeachment trial in Texas?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the first statewide elected official impeached in more than 100 years. What does he stand accused of?
Logically→ 2016 image from Texas falsely shared as dog left behind during Hurricane Idalia
The Dispatch→ Texas’ Rio Grande Buoy Barrier Battle, Explained
Gov. Greg Abbott says the question is immigration; the Biden administration says it’s about river navigation.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Texas y Florida no anunciaron que van a darle ‘papeles’ a inmigrantes ilegalmente en EE.UU.
"Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados".
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Introduce Malaria In Texas And Florida By Releasing Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Did Bill Gates hatch a convoluted plan to create a demand for anti-malaria drugs he funded by also funding malaria-fighting programs while developing a means to introduce malaria to the United States through genetically modified mosquitoe
The Dispatch→ Corruption and Scandal, Texas-Size
Can anything embarrass Republicans in 2023? Continue reading Corruption and Scandal, Texas-Size »
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton didn’t discard millions of mail ballots
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.”
PolitiFact→ Texas congressman says some immigration appointments in NYC’s ICE office are for 2033. Is that true?
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, said it takes immigrants 10 years to get an appointment at NYC’s ICE office. Although immigration cases can take years to resolve, the program he referenced ended November 2021.
Truth or Fiction?→ Can the Texas Governor Now Overturn Election Results?
On May 11 2023, Imgur account u/Lanhdanan shared a meme claiming that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) bas been granted the ability to overturn Texas election results: No link was attached to the post providing context for the claim. However, three of the
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – False claims spread online about suspects in the recent mass killings in Texas
“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Men Pictured In Social Media Posts Are NOT Allen, Texas, Gunman Mauricio Garcia
Are any of the men pictured in social media posts Mauricio Garcia, the gunman who was killed during the May 7, 2023, mass shooting at an Allen, Texas, outlet mall? No, that's not true: While a man pictured in two different posts with two
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gavin Newsom misleads in claim that Texas “cut” mental health funds, omits that money was restocked
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”
PolitiFact→ Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response
After the May 6 mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, misinformation spread as the public awaited official details from police. Here’s a look at some of the falsehoods.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Yes, a Texas bill would give GOP power to call election do-overs in left-leaning Harris County
“Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.”
The Dispatch→ Texas’ Bad Bet on Gambling
The croupier holds poker cards in his hands at a table in a casino. (Photo from Getty Images.)State-cartel gambling doesn’t provide the path to economic prosperity its backers claim.Continue reading Texas’ Bad Bet on Gambling »
PolitiFact→ Brandon Creighton – Texas lawmaker says 30 states have education savings accounts. Is that true?
When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Texas Journalists Rally to Save Progressive Magazine
The staff at the progressive Texas Observer magazine has raised more than $219,000 in an effort to stay open, less than a week after its managing board unilaterally voted to shut the publication down. The online fundraising effort, created on March 27
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s false and misleading claims in Waco, Texas, rally
In a rally in Waco, Texas, Donald Trump repeated false and misleading statements about his presidential record, the 2020 election and the Green New Deal.
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is No. 1 state for business, but is it?
"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
Truth or Fiction?→ Texas Judge Sought to ‘Hide’ Abortion Pill Hearing Information
On March 14 2023, a popular post to Reddit’s r/politics claimed that a Texas judge intended to “hide” an “abortion hearing,” linking to a post on the legal blog AboveTheLaw.com: As first reported by the Washington Post, Ju
Logically→ Photos show a Satanic hotel in Plano, Texas, that will open on June 6.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ’19-Year-Old Girl In Texas’ NOT Sentenced To ’96 Years In Prison’ After Abortion
Was a 19-year-old girl in Texas sentenced to "96 years in prison" after traveling across state lines to gain access to an abortion procedure? No, that's not true: The social media account that shared this post is a satirical one. Furtherm
PolitiFact→ Sawyer Hackett – Texas schools can still teach the works of Martin Luther King Jr.
Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”
The Dispatch→ Deep in the Snow of Texas
Frozen power lines seen hanging near a sidewalk on February 1 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images.)How much do we want governments to invest in events that are very disruptive but also very rare?The post Deep in the Snow of Texas appe
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘To Catch a Predator’ Texas DA Tweet
On January 5 2023, a Reddit post to r/WhitePeopleTwitter queried whether it was true that the To Catch a Predator series (a sting-based reality show) ended after an entrapped Texas district attorney died by suicide “in front of the camera”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Did NOT Tweet About Celebrating Christmas By ‘Putting Migrants On A Bus’
Did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweet about celebrating Christmas by "putting migrants on a bus and kicking them out into the freezing cold"? No, that's not true: The tweet is fake. It combines a genuine photo of the governor's family with a m
PolitiFact→ Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps
Texas voting advocates address misinformation on encrypted messaging platforms, like WhatsApp, as they encourage voting and civic engagement.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Election ‘Poll Pads’ NOT Caught Adding Hundreds Of Voters In Real Time As Poll Is Being Closed
Were "poll pads" in Texas caught adding "hundreds" of voters in real time as a poll was being closed? No, that's not true: The state-certified Election Systems & Software (ES&S) voting systems e-pollbooks in Dallas County, Texas,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Assailants Are NOT Using Zip Ties To Target Women In Texas College Town
Are zip ties being attached to trash cans outside homes in a Texas college town to target the women who live there for assault? No, that's not true: Police in College Station, Texas, say they and other law enforcement agencies have invest
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Technology issues in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are not proof of a rigged election
Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged.
Truth or Fiction?→ Why Texas Schools Send Parents DNA Kits for ‘Emergencies’
On October 19 2022, a link about Texas schools sending DNA kits to parents for ease of student identification in an “emergenciwes” was shared to Reddit’s r/nottheonion — a subreddit for “true stories that are so mind-blowi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Did NOT Produce More Oil Than Saudi Arabia On October 7, 2018
Was the state of Texas, not Saudi Arabia, the largest oil producer in the world on October 7, 2018? No, that's not true: In 2018, Texas produced, on average, roughly 4.42 million barrels of oil a day, while Saudi Arabia produced nearly 10
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Registering Dead People To Vote Is NOT Easy in Live Oak County, Texas
Is it possible to cheat the mail-in ballot elections system in Live Oak County, Texas, and vote on behalf of a deceased person? It's possible, but it would be extremely difficult. Many safeguards are in place to prevent that from happenin
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post stirs concern about dead people voting in Texas, ignoring systems to prevent the crime
In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name.
Truth or Fiction?→ Texas Republican Tweets, Deletes Fake News Headline
On October 14 2022, a screenshot of a tweet attributed to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) with a headline from The Atlantic circulated on Twitter: The screenshot, a mockup of a headline from The Atlantic, featured an image of people gathered at an event.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Fifth Texas National Guardsman [Died by] Suicide After Being Ordered by Greg Abbott to Patrol Migrants’
On October 5 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a tweet claiming that a “fifth Texas National Guardsman” had died by suicide after being “ordered by [Texas Governor] Greg Abbott to patrol migrants”: BREAKING: A fifth
Snopes→ Texas Sheriff Investigating Migrant Flights to Martha’s Vineyard
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.
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.