Claim:

On Sunday night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott “swore” in a post to Twitter that he is “as good” at kicking field goals as Dallas Cowboys placekicker Brett Maher.

Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX

I swear, I can kick as good as the Dallas Cowboys kicker.

American football is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

Brett Maher is an American football placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).

Maher has a career best of 63-yards for a field goal during exhibition.

Gregg Abbott made the claim that he is “as good” as the kicker for the Dallas Cowboys.

Abbott has a made a number of spurious claims over the years such as saying the deadly covid shot is “safe and effective,” that “the Texas border is secure,” and that “traps are not gay.”

What’s True

Abbott is a good field goal kicker in his own mind, much the same way he is a good governor and effective conservative Republican in his own mind.

What’s False

Greg Abbott is not as good at kicking field goals as Brett Maher because Abbott is gay.

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