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Tracking Ted Cruz fact checks

Texas

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, here stumping in Illinois on March 14, 2016, has an ever-changing Truth-O-Meter record (Getty Images photo).

By W. Gardner Selby March 15, 2016

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How about Democrats Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton as checked on PolitiFact?

Here's what the Texas senator's PolitiFact record looked like around dinner time tonight:

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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."

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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."

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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

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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."

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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."

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

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

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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.

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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."

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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."

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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

Threads posts
stated on November 5, 2024 in a Threads post:

List shows 21 companies or celebrities, including Disney, Marvel and Warner Bros., that have “stopped posting on X.”

By Loreben Tuquero • November 13, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 6, 2024 in a Threads post:

Special Counsel “Jack Smith has been fired” as of Nov. 6.

By Loreben Tuquero • November 13, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 12, 2024 in a Threads post:

“It was just Biden and Trump in 2020” general election ballots.

By Loreben Tuquero • November 13, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 8, 2024 in a Facebook post:

"The Heritage Foundation is behind Project25. Their Director of Finance is David Green. Owner of Hobby Lobby."

By Maria Briceño • November 13, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 6, 2024 in a post:

“Breaking News: ‘The Era of King Charles Has Ended’ – Buckingham Palace Raises the White Flag.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 13, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 12, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are “part of the World Economic Forum.”

By Jeff Cercone • November 13, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post:

“NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that ‘if Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 13, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 11, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Beyoncé excludes red states from tour, ‘This isn’t my America.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 13, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Every state that does not require voter ID, Kamala won.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 13, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 9, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Kamala Harris’ campaign paid Oprah $1 million, Megan Thee Stallion $5 million, and Eminem $1.8 million.

By Sofia Ahmed • November 13, 2024