Latest Fact Checks By Willoughby Mariano

Backers of state House candidate Parent said incumbent “profits” from taxpayer money

By Willoughby Mariano

October 30, 2010

State House incumbent Jill Chambers, R-Atlanta, "personally profits from taxpayer money."

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Deal said Barnes opposed bill against child abusers

By Willoughby Mariano

October 27, 2010

Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers.

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Ad: Nathan Deal tried to weaken rape shield law in 1991

By Willoughby Mariano

October 22, 2010

Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal fought to weaken Georgia's rape shield law.

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US House hopeful said stimulus funds went to China

By Willoughby Mariano

October 19, 2010

Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China

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Candidate for insurance commissioner says rival fought against mammogram coverage

By Willoughby Mariano

October 12, 2010

Said state insurance commissioner candidate Ralph Hudgens "fights hard" to strip women of life-saving coverage such as mammograms.

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Candidate for state House said her rival took money intended for schoolchildren

By Willoughby Mariano

October 8, 2010

Says campaign contributions to her rival for a state House seat was money intended for schoolchildren.

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Carter said record with Congress better than most presidents

By Willoughby Mariano

October 5, 2010

Said that his batting average with Congress is higher than every other president since Dwight D. Eisenhower except Lyndon Johnson.

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“Bag of snakes” jab leads AJC PolitiFact Georgia to revisit Flip-O-Meter ruling

By Willoughby Mariano

September 27, 2010

On running a "civil and polite" campaign

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GOP said candidate Roy Barnes fought to give illegal immigrants the chance to vote

By Willoughby Mariano

September 24, 2010

Candidate for governor Roy Barnes has been "fighting hard" to let illegal immigrants vote.

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Barnes and Obama “sorry”, GOP says

By Willoughby Mariano

September 15, 2010

Roy Barnes is like Barack Obama because they're both doing a lot of apologizing.

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Report says Georgia Tech professor “apparently” gets stimulus dollars to play music

By Willoughby Mariano

September 13, 2010

Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works…

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Deal makes controversial statements about casino gambling

By Willoughby Mariano

September 3, 2010

On bringing casino gambling and other gaming to Georgia

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