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Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report:
Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
Half-True
By April Hunt • April 29, 2015
Charlie Bethel
Charlie Bethel
stated on April 2, 2015 in Senate chamber:
Georgia has had the nation’s busiest Court of Appeals for a decade or more.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 20, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 in 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.  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 14, 2015
Rick McAllister
Rick McAllister
stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report:
People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity.
Half-True
By April Hunt • April 1, 2015
Tyrone Brooks
Tyrone Brooks
stated on January 20, 2015 in 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.  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • March 23, 2015
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on February 24, 2015 in a press release:
President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed "42,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • March 2, 2015
Raw Story
Raw Story
stated on February 11, 2015 in headline over an article on the Raw Story website:
"Georgia lawmaker pushes bill banning creation of ‘glow in the dark’ human-jellyfish hybrids."
Half-True
By April Hunt • February 20, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on February 12, 2015 in 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.  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • February 17, 2015
Charles
Charles "Chuck" Spahos
stated on December 3, 2014 in a joint legislative hearing:
When Colorado  eased its medical marijuana laws, fatal accidents involving pot-using drivers soared while overall traffic fatalities decreased.
Half-True
By April Hunt • December 15, 2014
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on November 21, 2014 in press release:
Georgia has the country’s second highest number of fraudulent tax refund claims.  
Half-True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • November 14, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 in a U.S. Senate debate:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn was "handpicked" by President Barack Obama
Half-True
By April Hunt • November 1, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 14, 2014 in 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.
Half-True
By April Hunt • October 22, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on October 7, 2014 in a U.S. Senate debate:
Says David Perdue built his business career outsourcing American jobs.
Half-True
By April Hunt • October 21, 2014
Georgians Together
Georgians Together
stated on September 23, 2014 in television attack ad:
David Perdue "proposes rolling back the clock on women’s health care."  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 1, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on August 27, 2014 in press conference:
Georgia can substantially increase its funding for education by going after $2.5 billion in uncollected taxes.
Half-True
By April Hunt, Nick Fouriezos • September 23, 2014
Connie Stokes
Connie Stokes
stated on August 27, 2014 in a fundraising email:
Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period."
Half-True
By April Hunt • September 15, 2014
Democratic Party of Georgia
Democratic Party of Georgia
stated on July 28, 2014 in press release:
David Perdue led efforts to ship thousands of jobs overseas.
Half-True
By April Hunt • August 22, 2014
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on July 15, 2014 in at a commission meeting :
  Gwinnett County government has made "significant cutbacks in staffing."
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 5, 2014
Brookhaven
Brookhaven
stated on July 21, 2014 in 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.
Half-True
By April Hunt • July 28, 2014
Jeff Mann
Jeff Mann
stated on July 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Press Club debate:
DeKalb County has been recognized in recent years as having one the best sheriff’s departments in the nation.  
Half-True
By April Hunt • July 19, 2014
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