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Doug Collins
stated on March 3, 2015 in in a newspaper article:

President Obama said "22 times" he could not authorize immigration reform by executive order.

Mostly True

By Nancy Badertscher • March 6, 2015

NaturalNews.com
stated on February 5, 2015 in a story making the rounds on social media:

The measles vaccine has killed 108 people in the last decade, while no one has died of measles.

False

By April Hunt • March 3, 2015

Tom Graves
stated on February 24, 2015 in a press release:

President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed "42,000 jobs."

Half-True

By Nancy Badertscher • March 2, 2015

Johnny Isakson
stated on February 2, 2015 in an Associated Press news story:

"When you have 8,000 veterans a year committing suicide, then you have a serious problem."

Mostly True

By April Hunt • February 27, 2015

The Associated Press
stated on February 21, 2015 in in a newspaper article:

Georgia’s share of money from the Federal Highway Trust Fund declined 12 percent between 2008 and 2013.

True

By Nancy Badertscher • February 25, 2015

Trebor Banstetter
stated on February 2, 2015 in in a statement:

A bill to eliminate Delta Air Lines’ jet fuel tax breaks "violates federal law and puts the state at risk of losing critical funding from the Federal Aviation Administration."

True

By Nancy Badertscher • February 23, 2015

Raw Story
stated on February 11, 2015 in headline over an article on the Raw Story website:

"Georgia lawmaker pushes bill banning creation of ‘glow in the dark’ human-jellyfish hybrids."

Half-True

By April Hunt • February 20, 2015

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

Lee May
stated on January 22, 2015 in the 2015 State of the County address:

In the past year, DeKalb has "attracted and retained more than 2,300 jobs."

Mostly True

By April Hunt • February 13, 2015

Mike Adams
stated on February 10, 2015 in a story making the rounds on social media:

Mercury is used in vaccines, and there is no safe level of mercury.

Pants on Fire!

By April Hunt • February 11, 2015

Lee May
stated on January 22, 2015 in the 2015 State of the County address:

DeKalb County has graduated five police academies and three fire academies to help reach its ambitious hiring goals in both departments.

Mostly True

By April Hunt • February 9, 2015

Alan Essig
stated on January 22, 2015 in blog post:

The governor’s budget proposal reduces the state austerity cut to education to under $500 million for 2016.

True

By Nancy Badertscher • February 6, 2015

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

Georgia Department of Transportation
stated on January 24, 2015 in overhead sign on I-85 South:

"GEORGIA ROADWAY FATALITIES THIS YEAR: 59 PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY"

True

By Nancy Badertscher • February 2, 2015

Keith Parker
stated on January 21, 2015 in a Twitter post:

Only "18 percent of jobs are accessible by transit for metro Atlanta residents. 33 percent for those living in the city."

True

By April Hunt • January 28, 2015

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
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

GSU Alumni Association
stated on January 13, 2015 in mass email:

The merger of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College will make GSU one of the largest universities in the nation, with more than 54,000 students.

True

By Nancy Badertscher • January 23, 2015

Jeff Graham
stated on January 7, 2015 in an interview with WABE radio:

The religious liberty bill proposed in the Georgia House of Representatives does not specifically exclude corporations, which means they can legally claim a religious exemption.

True

By April Hunt • January 21, 2015

Claire Suggs
stated on January 9, 2015 in at Media Symposium:

The state covered a smaller percentage of the cost of K-12 education in 2013 than it did in 2002.

Mostly True

By Nancy Badertscher • January 20, 2015

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