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Latest Fact-Checks On Roy Barnes

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Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on October 12, 2010 an Oct. 12 e-mail to reporters:
"Georgia had the worst job losses in state history under GOP watch."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • October 25, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on October 15, 2010 a TV commercial:
Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal fought to weaken Georgia's rape shield law.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • October 22, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on August 11, 2010 a television interview:
On running a "civil and polite" campaign
Full Flop
By Willoughby Mariano • September 27, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on June 23, 2010 a campaign ad:
"I can put 10,000 people to work. Electricians, plumbers, sheet metal workers -- by retrofitting all of the state buildings for energy independence or efficiency."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 10, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on August 11, 2010 a television interview:
On running a "civil and polite" campaign.
Half Flip
By Willoughby Mariano • August 25, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on August 11, 2010 a television interview:
Said he won the Democratic primary "without one ... negative TV spot."
Mostly True
By Jim Tharpe, Willoughby Mariano • August 17, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign ad:
The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on July 4, 2010 a speech:
On tax breaks for businesses
Half Flip
By Eric Stirgus • July 9, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on February 12, 2010 a speech:
Georgia could get money for schools by scraping "the gold off the gold dome" of the state Capitol.
Pants on Fire!
By Jim Tharpe • June 15, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on May 21, 2010 a campaign commercial:
When Roy Barnes was governor, "Georgia created 235,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 5, 2010