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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 13, 2014 television attack ad:
"Jason Carter’s plan: increase spending by $12.5 billion."
False
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • October 20, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 a U.S. Senate debate:
Four million women have fallen into poverty in the last six years.  
Mostly False
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • October 15, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on October 7, 2014 a U.S. Senate debate:
The United States was not one of 16 countries where David Perdue said in his Pillowtex deposition that he created jobs.
Mostly False
By April Hunt • October 14, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on October 7, 2014 a U.S. Senate debate:
David Perdue did not support the 2014 farm bill that U.S. Sens. Isakson and Chambliss did.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • October 13, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 a U.S. Senate debate:
Michelle Nunn ranks agriculture issues as the 18th most important items facing Georgia.
Mostly False
By April Hunt • October 10, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 15, 2014 candidate forum:
The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 8, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on September 17, 2014 an ad:
Says Michelle Nunn is "for amnesty."
Mostly False
By April Hunt • October 7, 2014
Georgians Together
Georgians Together
stated on September 25, 2014 television attack ad:
David Perdue "opposes laws that provide equal pay protections for women."  
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • October 2, 2014
Georgians Together
Georgians Together
stated on September 23, 2014 television attack ad:
David Perdue "proposes rolling back the clock on women’s health care."  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 1, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on September 22, 2014 television ad:
In the last 10 years, Georgia’s middle class income has dropped $6,500.  
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 29, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on September 17, 2014 In a television ad:
"Michelle Nunn’s own plan says she funded organizations linked to terrorists."
Pants on Fire!
By April Hunt • September 26, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 23, 2014 television ad:
Jason Carter "actually opposed more funding for education in the Senate."
Mostly True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • September 24, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on August 27, 2014 press conference:
Georgia can substantially increase its funding for education by going after $2.5 billion in uncollected taxes.
Half-True
By April Hunt, Nick Fouriezos • September 23, 2014
Jeff Amason
Jeff Amason
stated on September 1, 2014 interview on The Monica Perez Show, WSB:
"The state budget has increased almost $800 million a year in each of the last two years."      
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 22, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on September 13, 2014 a fundraiser invitation:
Michelle Nunn "spent most of her childhood" in Perry, Ga.
Mostly False
By April Hunt • September 19, 2014
Connie Stokes
Connie Stokes
stated on August 27, 2014 a fundraising email:
Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period."
Half-True
By April Hunt • September 15, 2014
Ending Spending Action Fund
Ending Spending Action Fund
stated on August 29, 2014 a radio ad:
Says Michelle Nunn has acknowledged allowing a convicted felon to hold a fundraiser for her.
Mostly True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • September 12, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on September 1, 2014 television attack ad:
"Federal investigators found a company that (David Perdue) ran discriminated against women -- paid them less than men for the same work."  
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 9, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on August 12, 2014 an ad:
In Georgia, Perdue’s company closed plants and moved jobs to China.
True
By April Hunt • September 5, 2014
Jody Hice
Jody Hice
stated on January 24, 2014 a Facebook post:
Thomas Jefferson said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."  
False
By April Hunt • September 3, 2014
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