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Latest Fact-Checks On Nathan Deal

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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 22, 2014 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story
Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.  
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By April Hunt • October 27, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on March 5, 2014 campaign flyer
A "real result" of his term is Georgia having "the lowest taxes per capita of any state."
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By Nancy Badertscher • March 18, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 28, 2014 an interview
"We have been confronted with an unexpected storm that has hit the metropolitan area."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • January 30, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on July 19, 2012
Says his plan to end the toll on Ga. 400 fulfills his campaign promise to commuters.
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By Willoughby Mariano • August 6, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on May 7, 2012 a press release
"Since the beginning of the economic downturn in FY 2008, the state workforce has been reduced by 12.4 percent as part of overall cost savings measures to balance the budget to reduce revenues."
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By Chris Joyner • June 22, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 17, 2012 a speech before the Atlanta Press Club
Before the HOPE scholarship, "70 percent of the high school students who made 1400 or above on their SAT left the state of Georgia. Now, 70 percent of those stay in the state of Georgia."
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • May 1, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on June 16, 2011 a radio interview
A "substantial number" of probationers participating in a pilot project to ease the farm labor shortage are able to "finish the work."
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 27, 2011
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 15, 2010 a press release
Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers.
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By Willoughby Mariano • October 27, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on May 12, 2010 in a statement published in the Rome News Tribune.
"Handel endorsed gay adoption" in 2003 when she was running for chairwoman of the Fulton County Commission.
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By Jim Tharpe • June 7, 2010