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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 a speech:
Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 a twitter post:
"Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 a twitter post:
"Since last year’s address, more than 10,000 jobs created -- many on the high end of the employment scale."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
J.D. Van Brink
J.D. Van Brink
stated on December 10, 2012 in a tea party meeting:
The federal government owns 30 percent of the land in the 50 states, or about 650 million acres.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • January 28, 2013
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
stated on January 17, 2013 in a video:
Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., celebrates gun ownership even in the face of school shootings.
Pants on Fire!
By Janel Davis • January 25, 2013
Jennette Gayer
Jennette Gayer
stated on January 2, 2013 a news release:
"Wind powers nearly 13 million homes across the country."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 23, 2013
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on December 18, 2012 a twitter post:
Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • January 22, 2013
College presidents
College presidents
stated on December 19, 2012 in a letter:
In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • January 18, 2013
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on January 10, 2013 a speech:
U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if she's raped.
False
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • January 16, 2013
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on January 2, 2013 a radio interview:
The fiscal cliff deal "increased spending."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 15, 2013
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on January 1, 2013 a letter:
"[W]e see America's prison population exploding, with America having a greater percentage of its people behind bars than any other nation in the world!"
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 14, 2013
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on January 2, 2013 a radio interview:
The fiscal cliff deal "ultimately raised taxes."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 11, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on December 11, 2012:
On same-sex marriage
Full Flop
By Willoughby Mariano • January 9, 2013
Amy Kremer
Amy Kremer
stated on January 3, 2013 an interview:
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.
False
By Eric Stirgus • January 8, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on November 29, 2012 a television interview:
Taxpayers are "on the hook ... for less than a third" of the proposed new Atlanta Falcons stadium, and those funds are "repaid from money that comes from outsiders."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 4, 2013
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on December 18, 2012:
"Connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapons ban that bans 35 different weapons."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 2, 2013
Zell Miller
Zell Miller
stated on December 11, 2012 an op-ed:
"[T]he Georgia Dome has returned $10 billion in economic impact to the state of Georgia."
False
By Eric Stirgus • December 21, 2012
ACLU Foundation of Georgia
ACLU Foundation of Georgia
stated on December 7, 2012 a press release:
"In the last 15 years, we've witnessed a dramatic expansion in the jailing of immigrants, from about 70,000 people detained annually to about 400,000."
True
By Eric Stirgus • December 17, 2012
Libertarian Party of Georgia
Libertarian Party of Georgia
stated on December 6, 2012 a press release:
The increase in the current state budget was greater than the inflation rate and the rate of population growth in Georgia.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • December 12, 2012
Alex Wan
Alex Wan
stated on December 3, 2012 a resolution:
"The city of Atlanta has one of the highest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations per capita, ranking third among major American cities."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • December 7, 2012
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