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Latest Fact-Checks On Karen Handel

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Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 24, 2020 in an ad:
Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police."
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2020
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 30, 2017 in a telephone town hall:
"The Affordable Care Act is the single largest tax increase in my lifetime."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 11, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate:
Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • June 14, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 6, 2017 in a debate:
"Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 7, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on March 21, 2017 in an interview:
"As chairman of the Fulton board of commissioners, I turned a $100 million deficit into a balanced budget."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 14, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on April 21, 2014 in a press release:
Says U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue flip-flopped on releasing his tax returns.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • May 9, 2014
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on April 7, 2014 in an email:
Seventy-two percent of Georgians did not have a chance to finish college.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 14, 2014
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on September 6, 2013 in a radio ad:
"Unlike you and me, Congress gets to keep up to $11,000 a year in taxpayer subsidies" under Obamacare.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 25, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 20, 2013 in an email:
Congress secured special Obamacare rules "to prevent their healthcare costs from rising."  
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 3, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 7, 2013 in a website posting:
"Only in Washington would politicians spend $27 million to teach Moroccans how to make pottery."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • August 21, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post:
"The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos."
True
By Janel Davis • July 26, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on September 11, 2012 in a book:
"The truth is, Planned Parenthood does not provide mammograms. Planned Parenthood refers women to mammography providers, serving as the middlewoman, if you will."
True
By Janel Davis • September 25, 2012
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on September 11, 2012 in a book:
"Obamacare will provide coverage for abortions, despite the president’s commitment that it would not."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • September 24, 2012
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on July 21, 2010 in an interview on WSB-TV :
GOP candidate for governor Nathan Deal "is a former Clinton Democrat."
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe, Willoughby Mariano • July 23, 2010
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 28, 2010 in a campaign mailer:
"John Oxendine is under a state ethics investigation because he illegally funneled more than $120,000 to his campaign from shady insurance political action committees in Alabama."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 12, 2010
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 9, 2010 in a newspaper article:
Says she was never a  member of the Georgia Log Cabin Republicans.
Pants on Fire!
By Jim Tharpe • June 16, 2010