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Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams
stated on May 6, 2014 campaign fllier
State Rep. Elena Parent "supported Governor Nathan Deal’s plan to slash the HOPE scholarship."  
False
By Eric Stirgus • May 13, 2014
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on April 21, 2014 a press release
Says U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue flip-flopped on releasing his tax returns.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • May 9, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 23, 2014 a press conference
Roughly 500,000 Georgians -- or about 5 percent of the state’s residents -- have gone through a background check to legally obtain a Georgia weapons carry license.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 6, 2014
Wilton Gregory
Wilton Gregory
stated on March 31, 2014 in the Georgia Bulletin, the Catholic newspaper
The Cathedral of Christ the King is one of the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s largest and fastest-growing parishes.                                                                                                              
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 2, 2014
Ending Spending Action Fund
Ending Spending Action Fund
stated on April 3, 2014 a television ad
Says Georgia Democratic Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn supports higher taxes.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 30, 2014
The David Perdue Files
The David Perdue Files
stated on April 21, 2014 a website
David Perdue supports Common Core
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 29, 2014
Don Balfour
Don Balfour
stated on April 15, 2014 campaign flier
"I am the only senator who turned down the state pension plan for part-time legislators."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 28, 2014
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on April 6, 2014 interview while promoting book
Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 25, 2014
Don Balfour
Don Balfour
stated on April 11, 2014 a flier
"When you get a commercial pilot’s license, you learn to communicate in English no matter where you are in the world."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 22, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on April 8, 2014 social media posts
Women are paid 77 cents for every $1 men get for the same work.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 21, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on April 10, 2014 statements
"On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 18, 2014
Georgia Department of Public Health
Georgia Department of Public Health
stated on April 7, 2014 department blog post
"Georgia has the nation's fifth largest Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition program, serving more than 270,000 mothers, babies and children every day."
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 15, 2014
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on April 7, 2014 an email
Seventy-two percent of Georgians did not have a chance to finish college.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 14, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 9, 2014 campaign web site
Says restoring Georgia pre-k to a 180-day program was a "real result" of his leadership.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 11, 2014
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on March 25, 2014 an interview
Says U.S. Reps. Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston have "even changed votes to what I voted, multiple times."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 9, 2014
Alisha Thomas Morgan
Alisha Thomas Morgan
stated on March 20, 2014 a speech
"In order to pass the CRCT in Georgia, you simply have to get half of the answers correct."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 8, 2014
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on March 24, 2014 Television interview
Women in the U.S. get 23 percent less pay than men for the same exact work.
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe • April 4, 2014
Meria Carstarphen
Meria Carstarphen
stated on March 27, 2014 press release
The Austin Independent School District’s graduation rate reached an all-time high of 82.5 percent in 2012.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 2, 2014
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on March 31, 2014 an interview
"There are still more people uninsured today than when Obama was elected president."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 31, 2014
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on March 20, 2014 press release
Georgia has recovered more than $60 million that was lost to Medicaid fraud
True
By Nancy Badertscher • March 28, 2014
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