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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
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
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
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
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
stated on April 21, 2014 a website:

David Perdue supports Common Core

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • April 29, 2014

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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