Latest Fact Checks By April Hunt

Health officials right about drop in AIDS-related deaths

By April Hunt

December 2, 2015

The number of people in Atlanta dying from HIV and AIDS declined 59 percent between 2004 and 2012.  

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Paris-vaccination conspiracy missing facts

By April Hunt

November 20, 2015

While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations.

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Wading into the question of hydropower in Georgia

By April Hunt

November 10, 2015

"Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower."

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Unfit to serve? Congressman isn’t even real

By April Hunt

October 28, 2015

"How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?"

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Brewpub growling about state of craft beer

By April Hunt

October 23, 2015

Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers.  

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Group gets it close on oil/gas jobs in Georgia

By April Hunt

October 16, 2015

"The oil and natural gas industry provides or supports 141,600 jobs in Georgia."

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Pope, Creflo Dollar and their rides

By April Hunt

October 7, 2015

Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car.

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No openly gay man elected to Legislature? True

By April Hunt

September 28, 2015

No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature.

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Claim about Atlanta’s affordable housing hits the mark

By April Hunt

September 25, 2015

Tens of thousands of Atlanta households pay more than 30 percent of their income towards rent.

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Ben Carson wrong on vaccine claim during second GOP debate

By April Hunt

September 23, 2015

There are a "multitude" of vaccines that do not prevent deadly and crippling diseases.

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Annexation or not, Decatur schools are overcrowded

By April Hunt

September 16, 2015

Annexation would lead to overcrowding at Decatur’s city schools.

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Are citations, and revenue, up in Atlanta?

By April Hunt

September 11, 2015

Atlanta has issued an increasing number of citations - and collected an increasing amount of revenue - since Mayor Kasim Reed took office in 2010.

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