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PolitiFact: Sure, Americans Invented Pong - But What About Space Invaders?

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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz recently praised American ingenuity at a college graduation in Michigan, saying “Americans were the first to walk on the moon. We invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone.”

Sure, the iPhone and Pong were American inventions, but “Space Invaders?” Gardner Selby with the Austin American-Statesman's fact-checking project, PolitiFact Texas, came by to tell us what they found out.

You can listen to our conversation with the player above and read the fact check online.

Nathan Bernier is the transportation reporter at KUT. Got a tip? Email him at nbernier@kut.org. Follow him on Twitter @KUTnathan.
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