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Sly James
Sly James
stated on February 7, 2014 in a radio interview:
Responding to a major snow event in Atlanta would be like Kansas City, Mo., responding to a major earthquake.
False
By Nancy Badertscher • February 12, 2014
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech:
"Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2014
Hugh Thompson
Hugh Thompson
stated on February 5, 2014 in State of the Judiciary address:
"Six of Georgia’s counties have no lawyers at all."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • February 10, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 29, 2014 in a Facebook post:
The cost of the food stamp program is at an all-time high.  
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • February 7, 2014
Nan Orrock
Nan Orrock
stated on January 22, 2014 in television interview:
Florida shelled out more money for drug testing than it saved by denying welfare benefits to people who tested positive for drugs.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • February 4, 2014
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on January 20, 2014 in a speech:
"Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union."  
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 3, 2014
Charley English
Charley English
stated on January 29, 2014 in a press conference:
"It still had not gotten terrible on the roads" by 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday.
False
By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • January 31, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 28, 2014 in an interview:
"We have been confronted with an unexpected storm that has hit the metropolitan area."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • January 30, 2014
Rick Allen
Rick Allen
stated on January 10, 2014 in a tweet:
U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., does not want to audit the Federal Reserve.
False
By Eric Stirgus • January 28, 2014
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on January 9, 2014 in press release:
Volunteer firefighters and communities they serve in Georgia and elsewhere are being devastated by Obamacare.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • January 27, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech:
The average Georgia family makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago when inflation is factored in.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • January 23, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech:
"During my administration, funding for education has increased by over $930 million."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 22, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech:
"(M)ore Georgians have jobs than at any other time since October 2008."
True
By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • January 21, 2014
David Scott
David Scott
stated on January 6, 2014 in a letter:
President Barack Obama’s judicial appointments for Georgia and the region were drafted in secret and not vetted by legal groups among the president’s supporters.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 17, 2014
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on January 14, 2014 in a press release:
"Sens. Isakson’s, Chambliss’ Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 14, 2014
Atlanta Police Foundation
Atlanta Police Foundation
stated on December 17, 2013 in flier to supporters:
"Crime in Atlanta is down 18 percent since 2009."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • January 10, 2014
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech:
Fifty-three percent of graduates from liberal arts colleges these days can’t find jobs.
False
By Nancy Badertscher • January 7, 2014
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on December 19, 2013 in a Tweet:
"More Americans believe the moon landing was fake than believe Obamacare is affordable."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 3, 2014
Kimberly Nelson
Kimberly Nelson
stated on December 3, 2013 in a meeting:
"The commission form of government is definitely losing favor in the United States."  
True
By Eric Stirgus • December 31, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on December 11, 2013 in an interview:
"(Jack Kingston) had more earmarks at one time than every member of the Georgia delegation put together."  
False
By Eric Stirgus • December 30, 2013
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