Fact Check Posts – Page 2

John Eaves
stated on September 13, 2017 an Atlanta mayoral candidate forum

"The current city mayor (Kasim Reed) has been virtually absent in terms of regional cooperation the last eight years."

By Jon Greenberg • September 28, 2017

Karen Handel
stated on June 8, 2017 a debate

Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."

By John Kruzel • June 14, 2017

DCCC
stated on May 3, 2017 a political ad

Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent."

By Jon Greenberg • May 17, 2017

Barry Loudermilk
stated on May 4, 2017 an email to constituents

In the House Republican health care bill, "we’re expanding women’s access to health services by redirecting Planned Parenthood dollars to community health centers, which vastly outnumber Planned Parenthood clinics."

By Louis Jacobson • May 9, 2017

Sonny Perdue
stated on May 1, 2017 a policy announcement event.

Easing school lunch regulations "is not reducing the nutritional standards whatsoever."

By Jon Greenberg • May 4, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on April 17, 2017 a tweet

Says Jon Ossoff wants to "allow illegal immigration."

By Miriam Valverde • April 17, 2017

Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on April 5, 2017 a web video

Says Al Jazeera, "a mouthpiece for terrorists, has been paying Jon Ossoff thousands of dollars. ... What is he hiding?"

By Jon Greenberg • April 13, 2017

Viral media reports
stated on March 22, 2016 Newspaper, television and social media

Emory University students were provided counseling after someone wrote "Trump 2016" in chalk on campus.

By Jim Tharpe • March 31, 2016

David Ralston
stated on July 13, 2015 an interview

There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs.

By Nancy Badertscher • August 12, 2015

Akbar Al Baker
stated on March 16, 2015 an interview

The average age of planes in the Qatar Airways fleet is about four years while Delta Air Lines flies planes that are 35 years old.

By Nancy Badertscher • May 19, 2015

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."

By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • May 12, 2015

Viral BuzzFeed
stated on April 20, 2015 video

Women make only 78 percent of what men make for the same job.

By Jim Tharpe, Nancy Badertscher • April 22, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2015 a Facebook post

"In 1913, it was legal to mail children."

By Nancy Badertscher • January 13, 2015

Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on December 10, 2014 a recent report

Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.

By April Hunt • December 19, 2014

Nathan Deal
stated on October 22, 2014 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story

Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.

By April Hunt • October 27, 2014

David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 a U.S. Senate debate

Four million women have fallen into poverty in the last six years.

By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • October 15, 2014

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.

By April Hunt • October 14, 2014

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.

By April Hunt • October 10, 2014

David Perdue
stated on September 17, 2014 an ad

Says Michelle Nunn is "for amnesty."

By April Hunt • October 7, 2014

Georgians Together
stated on September 25, 2014 television attack ad

David Perdue "opposes laws that provide equal pay protections for women."

By Nancy Badertscher • October 2, 2014

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