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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 5, 2016 a speech in Charlotte, N.C.
Says Donald Trump "wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage."
True
By Will Doran • July 8, 2016
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on May 12, 2016 a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Dallas
The 2015 Legislature "passed the fewest laws in 20 years."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 3, 2016
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on May 23, 2016 Senate floor remarks
"Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 26, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on April 28, 2016 an official announcement
North Carolina has "one of the fastest growing populations as well as the fastest growing economy in the country."
True
By Will Doran • April 29, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 12, 2016 remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception
"Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2016
Slice & Pint brewpub
Slice & Pint brewpub
stated on September 24, 2015 the fall menu
Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers.  
True
By April Hunt • October 23, 2015
Glenn Hegar
Glenn Hegar
stated on September 10, 2015 a speech in Georgetown, Texas
"We have 650 people who move to Texas every day."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 1, 2015
Georgia Voice
Georgia Voice
stated on September 17, 2015 a news story
No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature.
True
By April Hunt • September 28, 2015
Melissa Johnson
Melissa Johnson
stated on August 6, 2015 a report
Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 2, 2015
Chris Riley
Chris Riley
stated on July 17, 2015 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog post
Since Volvo spurned Georgia for South Carolina in early May, some 3,455 jobs promising more than $800 million in investments have come to the Peach State.
True
By April Hunt • July 31, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 4, 2015 a speech in Houston
"If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 26, 2015
Jean Casarez
Jean Casarez
stated on June 21, 2015 comments on CNN
The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly."
True
By Linda Qiu • June 21, 2015
Austin Scott
Austin Scott
stated on June 5, 2015 press conference
Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • June 15, 2015
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Institute for Women's Policy Research
stated on May 20, 2015 a new report
Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 27, 2015
Rich Golick
Rich Golick
stated on March 3, 2015 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story
Uber and other ride-share firms are not required to carry auto insurance under Georgia law. 
True
By April Hunt • March 20, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 State of the State address
Since Gov. Nathan Deal office in 2011, the state’s rainy day fund has grown by 643 percent.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • January 27, 2015
Kevin Brady
Kevin Brady
stated on December 17, 2014 a press release
"Texas families have kept more than $10 billion in their family budgets since we successfully fought to restore Texas' sales tax deduction a decade ago."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 23, 2014
Allen Peake
Allen Peake
stated on December 3, 2014 a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol
Unlike marijuana, medical cannabis oil cannot get you high.
True
By April Hunt • December 9, 2014
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on November 14, 2014 a newspaper interview
Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country."
True
By Katie Mulvaney • November 30, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 7, 2014 a speech
"If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 12, 2014
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