Latest Fact-Checks By Jim Tharpe

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stated on November 29, 2016 in Townhall.com :
Hillary Clinton in 2005 co-sponsored legislation that would jail flag burners.
True
By Jim Tharpe • December 2, 2016
Various media reports 2
Various media reports 2
stated on November 10, 2016 in news media reports:
Newt Gingrich has been a proponent of selecting a president by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.
True
By Ariella Phillips, Jim Tharpe • November 16, 2016
Social Media
Social Media
stated on October 17, 2016 in social media sites:
Creflo Dollar has endorsed Republican Donald Trump for president.
Pants on Fire!
By Jim Tharpe • October 19, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 19, 2016 in in a Facebook post and video:
Hillary Clinton said, "with a straight face, that the terrorist attacks this weekend were caused by Donald J. Trump"
Half-True
By Jim Tharpe • September 23, 2016
Jim Barksdale
Jim Barksdale
stated on September 15, 2016 in On his campaign website:
In Georgia, women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men.  
Half-True
By Jim Tharpe • September 16, 2016
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on August 22, 2016 in interview with an AP reporter in Memphis:
Both the Democratic and Republican candidates for president in 2016 are "quite unpopular."
True
By Jim Tharpe • August 31, 2016
Allen Buckley
Allen Buckley
stated on July 13, 2016 in a campaign statement:
"U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has voted for $7 trillion of our national debt!"
Mostly True
By Jim Tharpe • August 10, 2016
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
stated on May 23, 2016 in Facebook post.:
Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump.
Mostly True
By Jim Tharpe • June 8, 2016
Video for Atlanta Super Bowl bid presentation
Video for Atlanta Super Bowl bid presentation
stated on May 24, 2016 in Super Bowl bid:
"Our population has grown from about 1 million in the 1970s to almost 7 million today."
Half-True
By Jim Tharpe • June 8, 2016
Vernon Keenan
Vernon Keenan
stated on April 26, 2016 in Newspaper interview :
The city of Clarkston "can’t decriminalize marijuana. Only state legislators and Congress can do that."
True
By Jim Tharpe • May 11, 2016
Viral media reports
Viral media reports
stated on March 22, 2016 in Newspaper, television and social media:
Emory University students were provided counseling after someone wrote "Trump 2016" in chalk on campus.
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe • March 31, 2016
Romney allies
Romney allies
stated on March 18, 2016 in The New York Times:
Mitt Romney did not "endorse" Ted Cruz, even though he said he is voting for Cruz and urged others to do likewise.  
Half-True
By Jim Tharpe • March 24, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2016 in Donald Trump on Sunday, March 13th, 2016, in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says a YouTube video shows Thomas DiMassimo, the man who rushed Trump at an Ohio rally, "dragging the American flag on the ground like it was a piece of garbage."    
True
By Jim Tharpe • March 17, 2016
Viral BuzzFeed
Viral BuzzFeed
stated on April 20, 2015 in video:
Women make only 78 percent of what men make for the same job.  
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe, Nancy Badertscher • April 22, 2015
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on March 24, 2014 in Television interview :
Women in the U.S. get 23 percent less pay than men for the same exact work.
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe • April 4, 2014
New Georgia Encyclopedia
New Georgia Encyclopedia
stated on January 11, 2011 in New Georgia Encyclopedia entry on hogs in Georgia history:
Georgia lawmakers fuel up for the session by feasting on "wild" hogs.
True
By Jim Tharpe • January 11, 2011
Jane Kidd
Jane Kidd
stated on December 7, 2010 in press release:
"[State Rep. Doug McKillip’s] donors deserve a refund."
False
By Jim Tharpe • December 15, 2010
National Review
National Review
stated on November 3, 2010 in National Review Online:
Said Republicans made historic gains in state legislatures during last month’s election
True
By Jim Tharpe • December 3, 2010
Republican state senators
Republican state senators
stated on November 5, 2010 in Statements to reporters:
Said they reached a  "power-sharing agreement" with Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle
Pants on Fire!
By Jim Tharpe • November 17, 2010
Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal
Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal
stated on October 28, 2010 in statements to the press:
Vows to keep Georgia's race for governor "civil" and focused on the "positive."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus, Jim Tharpe • October 29, 2010
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