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David Sutton
David Sutton
stated on June 30, 2013 an interview
Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • July 16, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on June 26, 2013 an op-ed
The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • July 15, 2013
Larry Elder
Larry Elder
stated on June 28, 2013 an online op-ed
Paula Deen supported and campaigned for Barack Obama.
False
By Janel Davis • July 12, 2013
Americans for Prosperity Georgia chapter
Americans for Prosperity Georgia chapter
stated on July 1, 2013 an email
Electricity rates are 40 percent higher in states that have required utility companies to use a certain amount of renewable energy such as solar power.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 10, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 28, 2013 women's conference session
Women in the United States are paid about 70 percent of what men earn for the same work.
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • July 9, 2013
Lynn Westmoreland
Lynn Westmoreland
stated on June 20, 2013 an article
"It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 8, 2013
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on June 26, 2013 a news release
Bob Barr has changed his position on the Defense of Marriage Act over the years.
True
By Janel Davis • July 3, 2013
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on June 17, 2013 a press release
Michelle Nunn has praised the Occupy movement.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • July 2, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 23, 2013 an interview
"(T)he United States government and its Constitution says that people can be put to death."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 1, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 23, 2013 an interview
The Southern Baptist Convention voted 13 years ago "that women were inferior and had to be subservient to their husbands."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 28, 2013
Lauren Benedict
Lauren Benedict
stated on June 19, 2013 a Georgia's WIN List press release
U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey wants public schools to teach women to "stay in their place."
Pants on Fire!
By Janel Davis • June 26, 2013
Ron Shipman
Ron Shipman
stated on June 10, 2013 a meeting
Says Georgia Power customers pay 10 percent to 15 percent below the national average for electricity.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • June 24, 2013
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on May 2, 2013 a speech
"In the past four years, (the U.S. Senate) has only passed nine out of 48 appropriation bills."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • June 21, 2013
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on May 21, 2013 an interview
Corporate tax holidays pushed by Presidents John F. Kennedy and George W. Bush brought "billions" of dollars back into the United States.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 18, 2013
Angela Bean
Angela Bean
stated on June 1, 2013 a newspaper article
A data system that goes along with Common Core is designed to collect up to 400 data points on each child, which can include personally identifiable data.
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • June 17, 2013
Pink Pony
Pink Pony
stated on May 13, 2013 an interview
The Pink Pony club in DeKalb County has never been cited for any violation of an ordinance or state law.
True
By Eric Stirgus • June 14, 2013
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on May 27, 2013 a meeting
"We (Georgia) collect fewer state taxes per capita than any other state … although state taxes are low, Georgia is the eighth-most-dependent state on the federal government."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • June 11, 2013
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on May 17, 2013 an op-ed
"Black children constitute 18 percent of the nation's public school population but 40 percent of the children who are suspended or expelled."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • June 10, 2013
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on May 17, 2013 an op-ed
"The violent crime rate in America is the same as it was in 1968, yet our prison system has grown by over 500 percent."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 7, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on May 29, 2013 leadership forum
My office is about a 300-step walk to the governor's office.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • June 5, 2013
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