Did Ted Cruz Fly to Mexico While Texans Were Without Electricity? The right-wing lawmaker came under fire online for leaving the state for warmer weather with his family as many of his constituents lived through a historic winter storm.
‘Green New Deal. Pray For Texas.’ As millions of Texans lost electricity, a coordinated disinformation campaign attempted to shift the blame to renewable energy.
Was a Texas Ramada Hotel Charging $999 For Rooms After a Huge Winter Storm? Twitter users chided the hotel chain after photos of online listings began spreading.
Did a Texas Newspaper Claim “Members of Antifa’ Were Attacking the Capitol? The "Tyler Morning Telegraph" took some creative liberties with an Associated Press photograph.
Did a Dallas Teacher Call the Kenosha Homicide Suspect a ‘Hero for the Modern Age’? The Wisconsin teen was listed alongside civil rights leaders -- and one of the people he killed.
Is ‘Brisket’ Among HEB Hurricane Supplies? Multiple screenshots of the grocery chain's "hurricane supplies" showed "brisket" listed in its list of essential items.
Did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Admit That Reopening Businesses Would Lead to More COVID-19 Cases? Audio from the governor's conference call with state lawmakers surfaced after a two-day spike in infections statewide.
Northeast Police Department ‘Shopping Cart’ Arrest Controversy A Facebook post by Northeast Police Department in Denton County, Texas about their arrest of an individual for "stealing" a shopping cart faced backlash from outraged readers.
Was a Texas Man Arrested for Dressing as an ‘Alien’ and Abducting People? An El Paso radio station responded after the city was named by a longtime satire blog whose articles are often repurposed as disinformation.
Are El Paso Mass Shooting Victims or Their Families Avoiding Hospitals for Fear of Immigration Enforcement? In the hours after a mass shooting in Texas, rumors appeared that victims and families were too fearful of border authorities to visit hospitals in El Paso.
