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Latest Fact-Checks In Georgia

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State Public Service Announcement
State Public Service Announcement
stated on December 28, 2015:
By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.  
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • December 30, 2015
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on November 17, 2015 in a statement:
Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • December 11, 2015
Fulton County Health and Wellness
Fulton County Health and Wellness
stated on November 20, 2015 in a press release:
The number of people in Atlanta dying from HIV and AIDS declined 59 percent between 2004 and 2012.  
True
By April Hunt • December 2, 2015
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on November 17, 2015 in press release:
While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.  
Mostly True
By PolitiFact Staff • November 30, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media:
While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations.
Pants on Fire!
By April Hunt • November 20, 2015
Viral media reports
Viral media reports
stated on November 9, 2015 in social media and in print:
Drinking champagne could help prevent Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
False
By Nancy Badertscher • November 17, 2015
Kiplinger.com
Kiplinger.com
stated on October 26, 2015 in press release:
Georgia is one of the 10 most tax-friendly states for retirees.  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • November 13, 2015
Tim Echols
Tim Echols
stated on October 26, 2015 in an opinion piece in a trade magazine:
"Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower."
Mostly True
By April Hunt • November 10, 2015
Don Francis
Don Francis
stated on October 28, 2015 in an interview with Watchdog.org:
Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • November 2, 2015
Reader
Reader
stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia:
"How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?"
Pants on Fire!
By April Hunt • October 28, 2015
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control
stated on October 22, 2015 in map:
Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 26, 2015
Slice & Pint brewpub
Slice & Pint brewpub
stated on September 24, 2015 in the fall menu:
Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers.  
True
By April Hunt • October 23, 2015
Elton John
Elton John
stated on October 13, 2015 in CNN:
HIV/AIDS is "dramatically on the rise in the U.S. South."
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 19, 2015
American Petroleum Institute
American Petroleum Institute
stated on August 27, 2015 in a blog post:
"The oil and natural gas industry provides or supports 141,600 jobs in Georgia."
Mostly True
By April Hunt • October 16, 2015
Lynn Westmoreland
Lynn Westmoreland
stated on September 11, 2015 in press release:
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed "to lift Iran’s economic and arms sanctions without any proof of change in conduct."
False
By Nancy Badertscher • October 13, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts:
Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car.
Pants on Fire!
By April Hunt • October 7, 2015
ESPN
ESPN
stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article:
Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 1, 2015
Butch Conway
Butch Conway
stated on September 16, 2015 in press conference:
The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mirrors the community it serves.  
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 29, 2015
Georgia Voice
Georgia Voice
stated on September 17, 2015 in a news story:
No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature.
True
By April Hunt • September 28, 2015
Matthew Charles Cardinale
Matthew Charles Cardinale
stated on September 13, 2015 in an opinion piece in the Saporta Report:
Tens of thousands of Atlanta households pay more than 30 percent of their income towards rent.
True
By April Hunt • September 25, 2015
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