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Latest Fact-Checks On Nathan Deal

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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 9, 2016 in education conference:
"We have almost 68,000 Georgia students who are required by law to attend a chronically failing school."
Mostly True
By Ariella Phillips • October 26, 2016
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on June 3, 2015 in press conference:
"Since 2010, eight children in Georgia have died due to vehicular heatstroke."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • June 5, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 in State of State:
This year’s state budget and my spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 represent an infusion of more than $1 billion in additional money for K-12 education.  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 14, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview:
Ninety-six percent of failing schools are spending above $8,400, the average annual per student expenditure, and 26 percent spend considerably more than that.  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • February 17, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 in the governor's State of the State address:
"Since I took office, over 319,000 new private sector jobs have been created in Georgia with nearly 93,000 of those coming in the past 12 months."
True
By April Hunt • February 3, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 in State of the State address:
Since Gov. Nathan Deal office in 2011, the state’s rainy day fund has grown by 643 percent.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • January 27, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 13, 2015 in a press release:
Mercedes-Benz USA  moving its headquarters to Atlanta will create at least 800 jobs.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • January 26, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 in the governor's State of the State address:
"Georgia is now the eighth most populous state in the nation, moving from the number 10 position in just four years."
Mostly True
By April Hunt • January 16, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 22, 2014 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.  
Mostly False
By April Hunt • October 27, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 7, 2014 in debate:
Jason Carter never passed a bill in his tenure in the state Senate.  
Mostly True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • October 24, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 13, 2014 in television attack ad:
"Jason Carter’s plan: increase spending by $12.5 billion."
False
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • October 20, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 15, 2014 in candidate forum:
The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 8, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on July 17, 2014 in radio interview :
Says Jason Carter has "gotten David Axelrod to come down and be his campaign advisor."  
False
By Nancy Badertscher • July 29, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 23, 2014 in a press conference:
Roughly 500,000 Georgians -- or about 5 percent of the state’s residents -- have gone through a background check to legally obtain a Georgia weapons carry license.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 6, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 9, 2014 in campaign web site:
Says restoring Georgia pre-k to a 180-day program was a "real result" of his leadership.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 11, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on February 26, 2014 in a speech:
Georgia has saved $20 million through changes in criminal sentencing.
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 19, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on March 5, 2014 in campaign flyer:
A "real result" of his term is Georgia having "the lowest taxes per capita of any state."
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • March 18, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 28, 2014 in 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 January 15, 2014 in a speech:
"During my administration, funding for education has increased by over $930 million."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 22, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech:
"(M)ore Georgians have jobs than at any other time since October 2008."
True
By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • January 21, 2014
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