Take 200 Texas fact checks, call us after Election Day
We learned a lot in some 200 fact checks completed since we found True Greg Abbott’s May 2013 claim that he’d sued the Barack Obama administration 25 times, (The count was higher.) In honor of Election...
View ArticleChecking Austin candidates for mayor, city council
About when we completed our fact checks of Austin candidates for city office (or activists), one campaign called us all wet. This was before we rated Mostly False a claim by mayoral hopeful Steve Adler...
View ArticleAustin Mayor-elect Steve Adler on the Texas Truth-O-Meter
Steve Adler, who galloped to victory in the Austin mayor's race, wrangled with opponents and the Texas Truth-O-Meter during his successful campaign. We rated only three Adler statements -- with his...
View ArticleIntroducing the Adler-O-Meter
Today with the guidance of Austin American-Statesman City Hall reporters Lilly Rockwell and Andra Lim, we've launched the Adler-O-Meter to track progress on Austin Mayor Steve Adler's campaign promises...
View ArticleIn campaign, Steve Adler promised to resolve recycled-water conflict that was...
Asked at a November 2014 election forum what he’d do to keep utility bills affordable, Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler said, among other things, the city should do more to encourage water reuse....
View ArticleAustin Mayor Steve Adler fulfills five campaign promises, breaks one
Steve Adler, Austin's mayor since early 2015, fulfilled five of 16 campaign promises in his first year in the job. According to the PolitiFact Texas Adler-O-Meter, the mayor otherwise had a promise...
View ArticleTed Cruz's dual citizenship and other factual finds of 2016
PolitiFact Texas reporters came across plenty of curious facts through 2016--all announced first on our Twitter feed (please follow us here). We’re not dwelling here on how we rated claims on our...
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