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Latest Fact-Checks By April Hunt

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Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
stated on June 16, 2015 a press release
Replacing 100,000 old toilets with water-efficient models has saved 2.4 million gallons of water every day.
True
By April Hunt • July 7, 2015
Athens Banner-Herald
Athens Banner-Herald
stated on May 10, 2015 a news report
Between 1980 and 2010, water usage in Georgia dropped even as the state’s population grew.
True
By April Hunt • June 24, 2015
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on June 15, 2015 a House floor speech
"Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine."
Half-True
By April Hunt • June 23, 2015
Motion Picture Association of America
Motion Picture Association of America
stated on June 8, 2015 a press release
The film and TV industry supports more than 24,000 direct jobs and pays local workers more than $1.68 billion in wages in Georgia.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • June 12, 2015
Lee May
Lee May
stated on June 2, 2015 a press release
"Our reserves are now in much better shape than they were just a few years ago."
True
By April Hunt • June 9, 2015
Jay Roberts
Jay Roberts
stated on March 31, 2015 a House floor debate
About 85 percent of hotel guests who will pay the new $5 hotel/motel fee will be from outside Georgia.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • May 25, 2015
Russell McMurry
Russell McMurry
stated on May 11, 2015 news reports
Georgia is on track for 1,200 traffic fatalities this year, a reversal of nine years of declines.
True
By April Hunt • May 20, 2015
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on April 27, 2015 his debut Senate floor speech
The Fair Tax proposal encourages innovation and investment "level the playing field" for American companies to compete globally.
Half-True
By April Hunt • May 18, 2015
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on May 6, 2015 a press release
"Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws."
Mostly False
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • May 12, 2015
Danny Porter
Danny Porter
stated on May 4, 2015 an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio
"A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge."
Half-True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • May 6, 2015
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on April 27, 2015 his debut Senate floor speech
The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever."
Half-True
By April Hunt • May 4, 2015
Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
stated on March 31, 2015 a news report
Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
Half-True
By April Hunt • April 29, 2015
Georgia Department of Transportation
Georgia Department of Transportation
stated on April 23, 2015 state DOT road signs
Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year.
True
By April Hunt • April 28, 2015
Debbie Dooley
Debbie Dooley
stated on March 31, 2015 a Twitter post
The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • April 27, 2015
Michael T. Owens
Michael T. Owens
stated on April 1, 2015 a news report
A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • April 15, 2015
David Ralston
David Ralston
stated on April 2, 2015 comments from the House floor
The Georgia Legislature’s last day of session ends at midnight.
False
By April Hunt • April 10, 2015
Mary Margaret Oliver
Mary Margaret Oliver
stated on March 31, 2015 a House floor debate
Lawmakers were paid for their off-season efforts to, for the first time, take the lead in drawing borders for two would-be cities.
True
By April Hunt • April 7, 2015
Rick McAllister
Rick McAllister
stated on March 27, 2015 a news report
People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity.
Half-True
By April Hunt • April 1, 2015
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on March 18, 2015 the 2016 Budget Resolution from House Budget Committee
Under current conditions, by 2023, the interest payments on the national debt will be $722 billion, larger than the projected defense spending of $696 billion.
True
By April Hunt • March 27, 2015
Rich Golick
Rich Golick
stated on March 3, 2015 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story
Uber and other ride-share firms are not required to carry auto insurance under Georgia law. 
True
By April Hunt • March 20, 2015
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