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Republican Official Clarifies Overblown Claim of Texas Ballots 'Flipping' Votes from Trump to Harris

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct. 25, 2024 Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French posted on X on Oct. 23, 2024, "116,000 people have voted i ...
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George Dawson Middle School in Texas Banned Book Written by Eponymous Author?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 12, 2024 "Life Is So Good" was written by the grandson of an enslaved person.
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A flier states that former President Donald Trump will be notified if a person doesn't vote in Texas runoff elections.

'Trump Mailer' Warned Texans Would Be 'Reported' to Him If They Didn't Vote?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 29, 2024 It was unclear at the time of this reporting who distributed the mailers.
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A Black woman speaks into a mic while sitting at a desk.

US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Said Moon Is Planet and Made Up of 'Gases'?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
April 10, 2024 The Texas representative spoke at Houston's Booker T. Washington High School in advance of the A ...
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Scammers Promoting 'Miracle' Gummies Exploited Websites for Harvard, WHO, Texas Govt., Others

Written by:
Jordan Liles
March 27, 2024 A 14-month investigation of practices of CBD and keto gummies scammers showed a massive effort t ...
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Is Jeff Bezos Building a '10,000 Year Clock' Costing $42M?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
March 19, 2024 Its creator says the clock will tick once a year and has a century hand; a cuckoo will come out ...
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Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer Broke Military Code by Wearing Uniform During Trump Speech?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
March 1, 2024 Military members are not allowed to wear their uniforms at partisan political events.
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Video Shows Tanks Near Texas-Mexico Border in January 2024?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 30, 2024 The footage allegedly depicts tanks ready for "possible military presence of the Biden administr ...
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Is 'Texas' Slang for 'Crazy' in Norway?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan. 27, 2024 As in, "Things got real texas at that party last night …"
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A rumor said that some of the 25 Republican governors who signed a joint statement of solidarity with Texas and Governor Greg Abbott had sent new deployments in January 2024 of state National Guard service members to Texas to aid with security along the Southern border.

Did GOP Governors Deploy State National Guard Units To Support Texas in January 2024?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 26, 2024 A claim posted on X on Jan. 25, 2024, spread a rumor about Republican-led U.S. states, Texas and ...
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Did Supreme Court Side with Biden Administration on Removing Razor Wire from Texas-Mexico Border?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Jan. 23, 2024 The 5-to-4 ruling temporarily gives the U.S. Border Patrol permission to cut and move the razor ...
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A video claimed that US President Joe Biden said he was considering waging war on Texas with F15s and that he didn't want the state to stop military aged men from coming over the US Mexico border.

'Hot Mic' Supposedly Catches Biden Threatening To 'Wage War on Texas' with F-15 Fighter Jets

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 18, 2024 A video that purportedly featured Biden speaking was shared at the same time that his administra ...
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Encyclopedia Britannica Is Not Banned in Texas, Y'All

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 26, 2023 Rumor has it the venerable encyclopedia was removed from Texas libraries because it contains a r ...
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Elon Musk Shifting X Headquarters from California to Texas?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 6, 2023 He allegedly said, "I’d rather eat dirt than live in ‘woke’ California."
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Photo Shows Texas Heat Melted a Kick Drum While It Was On a Delivery Truck?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sept. 7, 2023 The interesting photo was posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Sept. 6, 2023.
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A rumor said that a Houston woman named Roberta Tays Wright found a way to bake bread in her mailbox.

Did a Houston Woman Bake Bread in Her Mailbox?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 17, 2023 A rumor that seemed a bit too good to be true turned out to have a little more to it than your e ...
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Did Texas Pass a Bill Banning Drag Performances in Front of Children?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 30, 2023 Drag artists feared that the bill would result in a crackdown on their performances and venues.
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Is This a Photo of the Allen, Texas, Mall Shooter?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 9, 2023 While some have raised doubts about it, the photograph comes with an absurd amount of identifyin ...
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Do Texas Republicans Want To Give Tax Cuts to Straight Couples?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 3, 2023 The proposed law, if passed, would only apply to straight couples who have never been married be ...
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A Twitter rumor said Greg Abbott once dined at Rainforest Cafe and refused to leave a tip for the wait staff.

Did Greg Abbott Dine at Rainforest Cafe and Leave No Tip?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 30, 2022 According to the rumor, while previously serving as the attorney general of Texas, Gov. Greg Abb ...
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