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Latest Fact-Checks In Georgia

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Doug Collins
Doug Collins
stated on August 29, 2020 in a tweet:
Kelly Loeffler has a "long history of donating to abortion-on-demand Democrats."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 4, 2020
John Eaves
John Eaves
stated on September 13, 2017 in an Atlanta mayoral candidate forum:
"The current city mayor (Kasim Reed) has been virtually absent in terms of regional cooperation the last eight years."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 28, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate:
Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • June 14, 2017
DCCC
DCCC
stated on May 3, 2017 in a political ad:
Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 17, 2017
Barry Loudermilk
Barry Loudermilk
stated on May 4, 2017 in 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."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 9, 2017
Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue
stated on May 1, 2017 in a policy announcement event.:
Easing school lunch regulations "is not reducing the nutritional standards whatsoever."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 4, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 17, 2017 in a tweet:
Says Jon Ossoff wants to "allow illegal immigration."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • April 17, 2017
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on April 5, 2017 in a web video:
Says Al Jazeera, "a mouthpiece for terrorists, has been paying Jon Ossoff thousands of dollars. ... What is he hiding?"
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 13, 2017
Viral media reports
Viral media reports
stated on March 22, 2016 in Newspaper, television and social media:
Emory University students were provided counseling after someone wrote "Trump 2016" in chalk on campus.
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe • March 31, 2016
David Ralston
David Ralston
stated on July 13, 2015 in 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.
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • August 12, 2015
Akbar Al Baker
Akbar Al Baker
stated on March 16, 2015 in 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.
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • May 19, 2015
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on May 6, 2015 in 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
Viral BuzzFeed
Viral BuzzFeed
stated on April 20, 2015 in video:
Women make only 78 percent of what men make for the same job.  
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe, Nancy Badertscher • April 22, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post:
"In 1913, it was legal to mail children."
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • January 13, 2015
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on December 10, 2014 in 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.
Mostly False
By April Hunt • December 19, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 22, 2014 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.  
Mostly False
By April Hunt • October 27, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 in 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 in 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
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 in 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
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on September 17, 2014 in an ad:
Says Michelle Nunn is "for amnesty."
Mostly False
By April Hunt • October 7, 2014
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