Claim: "Ballistic tests have confirmed that the death of at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent was caused by" weapons that were part of a federal arms trafficking operation.
Fact-check: Dewhurst says ballistics tests have confirmed border agent was killed by Fast and Furious weapon  
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Meghan Ashford-Grooms
Date published: 2012-01-09T00:00:00