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All Pants on Fire! statements involving Ted Cruz
He led the shutdown back in '13
"I have consistently opposed shutdowns."
— PolitiFact National on Monday, January 22nd, 2018
Credibility shredded
"The Obama administration has even joined Islamist governments in sponsoring a U.N. resolution that would shred our First Amendment by threatening to make discussion of radical Islamism potentially illegal."
— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, May 9th, 2016
Trump said no such thing
"A couple of debates ago, (Donald Trump) said if you don't support socialized health care, you're heartless."
— PolitiFact National on Thursday, February 25th, 2016
The numbers still don't show this
Obamacare "is the biggest job-killer in this country -- millions of Americans have lost their jobs, have been forced into part-time work."
— PolitiFact National on Friday, January 29th, 2016
UPDATED: Company says it sells in every Texas county
"Blue Cross Blue Shield cancelled all their individual (health care) policies in the state of Texas, effective Dec. 31."
— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, January 22nd, 2016
Hard to believe 'cause never happened
Says the Democrats told the Catholic Church that they'll use federal powers to shut down church charities and hospitals if the church doesn't change its beliefs.
— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, March 28th, 2013
One man hoping
Says Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government."
— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, February 21st, 2013
One remark shortly reconsidered
David Dewhurst has a "record of promoting an income tax."
— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, February 10th, 2012
Kindling on an old fire
Says Barack Obama "began his presidency going on a worldwide apology tour."
— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, January 20th, 2012
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