Latest Fact-Checks By April Hunt

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Health officials right about drop in AIDS-related deaths

December 2, 2015

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

Paris-vaccination conspiracy missing facts

November 20, 2015

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

Wading into the question of hydropower in Georgia

November 10, 2015

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

Unfit to serve? Congressman isn’t even real

October 28, 2015

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

Brewpub growling about state of craft beer

October 23, 2015

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

Group gets it close on oil/gas jobs in Georgia

October 16, 2015

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

Pope, Creflo Dollar and their rides

October 7, 2015

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

No openly gay man elected to Legislature? True

September 28, 2015

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

Claim about Atlanta’s affordable housing hits the mark

September 25, 2015

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

Ben Carson wrong on vaccine claim during second GOP debate

September 23, 2015

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

Annexation or not, Decatur schools are overcrowded

September 16, 2015

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

Are citations, and revenue, up in Atlanta?

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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