Latest Fact-Checks By April Hunt

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Georgia gas taxes up, despite pump price fall

September 9, 2015

"Contrary to media reports, Georgia’s gas tax change led to no price increase at the pump."

Numbers don’t tell whole story on mammogram claim

August 21, 2015

"Zero Planned Parenthood facilities are licensed to do mammograms. Planned Parenthood, women don’t need you!"

Claim overstates film industry’s impact on Georgia economy

August 7, 2015

Film and television productions generated a $6 billion economic impact for Georgia’s economy in the most recent fiscal year.  

Numbers back rosy jobs claim for Georgia

July 31, 2015

Since Volvo spurned Georgia for South Carolina in early May, some 3,455 jobs promising more than $800 million in investments have come to the Peach…

Perdue hits the mark on agency’s redundancy

July 28, 2015

The National Technical Information Service spends millions of taxpayer dollars to print and sell government documents that are available free in online searches.

Increase of murders in Atlanta?

July 22, 2015

The murder rate in Atlanta is on the rise this year.

Jim Carrey misfires on vaccine claim

July 17, 2015

The California governor "says yes to poisoning more children with mercury and aluminum" in vaccines.

Cartoon skips specifics on wage-gap claim

July 10, 2015

A "working woman" will earn $7.70 on $10.

Agency says low-flow toilets saving millions of gallons of water daily

July 7, 2015

Replacing 100,000 old toilets with water-efficient models has saved 2.4 million gallons of water every day.

Did Georgia’s water use drop even as the state population grew?

June 24, 2015

Between 1980 and 2010, water usage in Georgia dropped even as the state’s population grew.

Johnson errs describing airport gun, right about capacity

June 23, 2015

"Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine."

Federal data mostly back claim about movie and TV jobs

June 12, 2015

The film and TV industry supports more than 24,000 direct jobs and pays local workers more than $1.68 billion in wages in Georgia.

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