Latest Fact-Checks In Georgia

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Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
stated on March 31, 2015 a news report
Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
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By April Hunt • April 29, 2015
Charlie Bethel
Charlie Bethel
stated on April 2, 2015 Senate chamber
Georgia has had the nation’s busiest Court of Appeals for a decade or more.
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By Nancy Badertscher • April 20, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 State of State
This year’s state budget and my spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 represent an infusion of more than $1 billion in additional money for K-12 education.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • April 14, 2015
Rick McAllister
Rick McAllister
stated on March 27, 2015 a news report
People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity.
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By April Hunt • April 1, 2015
Tyrone Brooks
Tyrone Brooks
stated on January 20, 2015 a statement
State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • March 23, 2015
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on February 24, 2015 a press release
President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed "42,000 jobs."
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By Nancy Badertscher • March 2, 2015
Raw Story
Raw Story
stated on February 11, 2015 headline over an article on the Raw Story website
"Georgia lawmaker pushes bill banning creation of ‘glow in the dark’ human-jellyfish hybrids."
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By April Hunt • February 20, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on February 12, 2015 an interview
Ninety-six percent of failing schools are spending above $8,400, the average annual per student expenditure, and 26 percent spend considerably more than that.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • February 17, 2015
Charles
Charles "Chuck" Spahos
stated on December 3, 2014 a joint legislative hearing
When Colorado  eased its medical marijuana laws, fatal accidents involving pot-using drivers soared while overall traffic fatalities decreased.
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By April Hunt • December 15, 2014
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on November 21, 2014 press release
Georgia has the country’s second highest number of fraudulent tax refund claims.  
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By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • November 14, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 a U.S. Senate debate
Says U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn was "handpicked" by President Barack Obama
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By April Hunt • November 1, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 14, 2014 a television ad
Says David Perdue wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, which would cost Georgia schools $1 billion a year and eliminate millions in student loans.
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By April Hunt • October 22, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on October 7, 2014 a U.S. Senate debate
Says David Perdue built his business career outsourcing American jobs.
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By April Hunt • October 21, 2014
Georgians Together
Georgians Together
stated on September 23, 2014 television attack ad
David Perdue "proposes rolling back the clock on women’s health care."  
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By Nancy Badertscher • October 1, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on August 27, 2014 press conference
Georgia can substantially increase its funding for education by going after $2.5 billion in uncollected taxes.
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By April Hunt, Nick Fouriezos • September 23, 2014
Connie Stokes
Connie Stokes
stated on August 27, 2014 a fundraising email
Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period."
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By April Hunt • September 15, 2014
Democratic Party of Georgia
Democratic Party of Georgia
stated on July 28, 2014 press release
David Perdue led efforts to ship thousands of jobs overseas.
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By April Hunt • August 22, 2014
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on July 15, 2014 at a commission meeting
  Gwinnett County government has made "significant cutbacks in staffing."
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By Nancy Badertscher • August 5, 2014
Brookhaven
Brookhaven
stated on July 21, 2014 a city mailer
Brookhaven homeowners pay hundreds of dollars less in property taxes compared with owners of the same-value homes in unincorporated DeKalb County.
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By April Hunt • July 28, 2014
Jeff Mann
Jeff Mann
stated on July 10, 2014 an Atlanta Press Club debate
DeKalb County has been recognized in recent years as having one the best sheriff’s departments in the nation.  
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By April Hunt • July 19, 2014
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