Progressives Twist Ted Cruz’s Obergefell Criticism Beyond Recognition

Welcome back to “Forgotten Fact-Checks,” a weekly column produced by National Review’s News Desk. This week, we dissect dishonest narratives about conservatives and the Supreme Court and hit more media misses. 

Tall Tales about Conservatives and the Supreme Court

Last week Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) voiced the commonly held belief that the Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage across the country was wrongly decided — yet popular Twitter personalities twisted his words to tell a more sinister story.

Lawyer Ron Filipkowski shared an 18-second clip of Cruz speaking about the topic with the caption, “Ted says he wants the Supreme Court to overturn the gay marriage decision in Obergefell.”