Latest Fact-Checks By Janel Davis

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Numbers right about sentencing, but cause is elusive

March 5, 2013

"In Atlanta, since 1994 when the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ (mandatory minimum sentences) took effect, the violent crime rate has dropped 62 percent."

Broun claims parallel to Ron Paul’s voting record

February 25, 2013

Says that except for foreign policy, Ron Paul’s voting record and his voting record are virtually identical.

Statement on stadium, minority businesses short on info

February 22, 2013

"What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business."

Broun touts pinning ‘socialist’ label on Obama

February 15, 2013

"I was the first member of Congress to call him (Barack Obama) a socialist..."

Abortion foe overreaches in describing context of court ruling

February 8, 2013

"This is the first time since Roe was decided in 1973 that a court has granted personhood status to the preborn."

Did Reagan support an assault-weapons ban?

February 5, 2013

"A majority of Americans agree with" a ban on assault weapons. "And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan."  

When it comes to lottery tickets, not losing is winning

February 1, 2013

Odds of winning the Monopoly Millionaire instant win game are 1 in 3.27.

Claim about federal land holdings holds up

January 28, 2013

The federal government owns 30 percent of the land in the 50 states, or about 650 million acres.

Anti-gun group misfires in attack on Barrow

January 25, 2013

Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., celebrates gun ownership even in the face of school shootings.

College presidents weigh in on gun deaths of young people

January 18, 2013

In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.

Gingrey defense of Akin’s rape comments misses the mark

January 16, 2013

U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if…

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