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Latest Fact-Checks On Stacey Abrams

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Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on August 4, 2022 an ad
"Brian Kemp wants to investigate and punish women for having miscarriages."
False
August 12, 2022
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on January 31, 2022 an interview on CNN
“In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2022
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on July 23, 2020 an MSNBC interview
“Right now, we are about 4% behind the (census) response rate where we were in 2010. But for Black and Latino and Native American communities, they’re behind by 10%.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 31, 2020
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on May 7, 2020 an interview with Mother Jones
“Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 15, 2020
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on February 14, 2018 campaign website
"The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 21, 2018
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on January 17, 2018 a statement to The Root
Says under her leadership, "Democrats fought to ... make sure the (2011 HOPE) bill ... prevented the use of ACT/SAT testing standards."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 24, 2018
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on November 15, 2017 a post on Twitter
"The average cost for infant care in GA is almost $7,700/yr – more than average in-state college tuition."
Half-True
By Emily Tanaka • November 22, 2017
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on October 2, 2017 a public forum
Says Stacey Evans "voted for (school) vouchers...in the beginning."
Half-True
By Emily Tanaka • October 17, 2017
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on June 13, 2014 In an article
More than 1.5 million people moved into Georgia between the past two Census counts, and a majority consider themselves, African-American, Latino or Asian-American.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • June 17, 2014
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on August 1, 2012 a press release
Says Georgia ranks "near the bottom in per capita transportation spending."
True
By Eric Stirgus • August 7, 2012
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on March 27, 2012 a speech before the Atlanta Press Club
"We have the lowest per-capita spending of any state in the nation" except for South Dakota.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • April 3, 2012