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Valarie Wilson
Valarie Wilson
stated on May 14, 2014 in a pamphlet:
Says Democratic candidate for state school superintendent Alisha Thomas Morgan voted to slash funding for the preschool programs for disabled and special needs students.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • May 27, 2014
John Stone
John Stone
stated on April 23, 2014 in campaign website and YouTube video:
Says he’s "the only licensed firearms dealer in America running for Congress."  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 14, 2014
Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams
stated on May 6, 2014 in 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 in 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 in 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 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 in 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 in a website:
David Perdue supports Common Core
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 29, 2014
Don Balfour
Don Balfour
stated on April 15, 2014 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
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