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Donald Trump, stumping in Austin, on the PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter

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Donald Trump campaigned in West Bend, Wis., on Aug. 16, 2016. (Rick Wood photo)

By W. Gardner Selby August 22, 2016

With Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump alighting in Austin, it’s worth remembering that dozens of Trump claims have been fact-checked by PolitiFact reporters.

See Trump’s full PolitiFact report card here.

Gander at Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s fact-check history here.

Some lately-most-clicked PolitiFact items:

--Democrat Hillary Clinton’s claim, rated Mostly True, that Trump has declared bankruptcy four times.

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--Trump’s declaration, rated Pants on Fire, that Clinton says she wants to raise taxes on the middle class.

--Trump’s 2015 claim, also found Pants on Fire, that blacks killed 81 percent of white homicide victims.

Another reader favorite: PolitiFact’s notation of 17 times that Trump said something, later denying he said it.

In Texas on Tuesday, Trump was poised to attend fundraisers and throw an evening rally in Austin. Also, he appeared with Sean Hannity of Fox News, whose Truth-O-Meter record appears here.

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stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston:

Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on October 16, 2018 in a debate televised from San Antonio:

Says "only one other senator from either party over the last 25 years" has "a worse record on bipartisanship" than Ted Cruz.

true

true

Alexander Strenger

stated on October 1, 2018 in response cited in an interactive voter guide:

Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim."

half-true

half-true

stated on September 29, 2018 in an Austin rally:

Says that in Texas, "you can be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a loving home."

half-true

half-true

stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University:

Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University:

Says he "did not try to leave the scene of the accident" that led to his arrest for driving while intoxicated.

barely-true

barely-true

stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."

false

false

stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends:

Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on August 30, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs."

true

true

stated on September 4, 2018 in a video:

Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag.

false

false

stated on August 28, 2018 in an online video ad:

Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief."

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on August 21, 2018 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight":

Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years."

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on July 26, 2018 in an ad in the Houston Defender:

Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."

mostly-true

mostly-true

Silvestre Reyes

stated on May 22, 2012 in a TV ad:

Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests."

true

true

Progress 2028
stated on October 21, 2024 in a Facebook post:

A pro-Kamala Harris website shows she supports a mandatory gun buyback program.

By Grace Abels • October 21, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on October 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“GA election official Gabriel Sterling says audits will take place after election day because it’s ‘nerve wracking’ to count ballots in front of poll watchers.”

By Sofia Ahmed • October 21, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 17, 2024 in a Facebook post:

"Michael Jackson discovered alive at age 65” and will testify against Sean “Diddy” Combs.

By Jeff Cercone • October 21, 2024
Threads posts
stated on October 20, 2024 in a Threads post:

Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims of his “incontinence,” saying, “I don’t poop myself.”

By Loreben Tuquero • October 21, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 7, 2024 in Campaign ad:

Says opponent Eric Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%.”

By Madeline Heim • October 21, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 8, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

Estas son imágenes del huracán Milton en Florida.

By Maria Briceño • October 21, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on October 18, 2024 in an Instagram post:

As part of his “charitable donations,” in 1990 Donald Trump “chartered a private plane to get Nelson Mandela to America when the U.S. government wouldn't help."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 19, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 17, 2024 in Facebook posts:

There was an Oct. 17, 2024, hospital update about the health of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales.

By Sofia Ahmed • October 18, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2024 in a 2024 campaign ad:

Kamala Harris “supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens.”

By Grace Abels • October 18, 2024
Mike Rogers
stated on October 14, 2024 in a debate:

“About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 18, 2024