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Randi Weingarten
Randi Weingarten
stated on April 2, 2013 a news release
"Schools in some states are spending up to 100 days a year doing test-prep or actual testing."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • April 24, 2013
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on March 26, 2013 a speech
About 3 percent of Gov. Nathan Deal’s appointments have been African-American.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • April 23, 2013
John Barrow
John Barrow
stated on April 5, 2013 a letter
Congress has spent 66 of the first 100 days of this term in recess.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 22, 2013
David Furhman
David Furhman
stated on March 12, 2013 an interview
The decision to remove Chick-fil-A from Emory University was based solely on student feedback.
Half-True
By Karishma Mehrotra • April 19, 2013
The Tax Foundation
The Tax Foundation
stated on April 12, 2013 a press release
"We Really Do Have the Highest Corporate Tax Rate in the World."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 17, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on March 26, 2013 a Twitter post
The Internal Revenue Service spent $60,000 on a "Star Trek" training video.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • April 15, 2013
Elizabeth Colbert Busch
Elizabeth Colbert Busch
stated on April 9, 2013 a news release
In South Carolina, women earn 76 cents on the dollar to men’s earnings.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 12, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on March 28, 2013 a meeting
"In the last two years, I have supported and proposed $155 billion worth of targeting cuts. Dr. Gingrey has presented zero."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • April 9, 2013
B. Heath Mitchell
B. Heath Mitchell
stated on April 2, 2013 newspaper article
The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 8, 2013
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on February 24, 2013 newspaper column
"Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 3, 2013
William Perry
William Perry
stated on March 20, 2013 newspaper column
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 1, 2013
Cleta Winslow
Cleta Winslow
stated on March 18, 2013 a meeting
"In this city, there hasn’t been a stadium that’s lasted more than 27 years."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 29, 2013
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
stated on March 14, 2013 a letter
"[A] 2009 USDA study found that 87 percent of chicken carcasses tested positive for generic E. coli ... just prior to packaging."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 27, 2013
James Bell
James Bell
stated on March 14, 2013 press release
Every day, "about 100 people will be arrested for possession of marijuana in Georgia."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • March 26, 2013
Jeff Mullis
Jeff Mullis
stated on March 6, 2013 a meeting
Georgia loses "millions of dollars of revenue because people go out of state to buy fireworks."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 22, 2013
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on February 27, 2013 House debate
Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • March 20, 2013
Julian Bond
Julian Bond
stated on March 6, 2013 an interview
"The incidents of threats against (President Barack Obama) are greater than for any other president in modern times."
False
By Eric Stirgus • March 18, 2013
JoEllen Smith
JoEllen Smith
stated on February 22, 2013 an editorial
Cobb is one of the largest school systems (in the nation) that is debt free.
True
By Janel Davis • March 15, 2013
Donzella James
Donzella James
stated on March 4, 2013 a speech
Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation.
False
By Eric Stirgus • March 13, 2013
Nan Orrock
Nan Orrock
stated on March 4, 2013 a speech
"More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 12, 2013
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