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Carol Hunstein
Carol Hunstein
stated on January 25, 2012 a speech
"Our small staff of 51 is still fewer than we had a decade ago, yet our caseload -- like that of other courts -- has grown."
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 27, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 18, 2012 a campaign speech in Cobb County
"You can’t put a gun rack in a [Chevrolet] Volt."  
False
By Willoughby Mariano • February 24, 2012
Jan Jones
Jan Jones
stated on February 6, 2012 an essay
"[W]hen adjusted for cost of living, Georgia ranks first nationally in teacher salary and benefits."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • February 22, 2012
Winning Our Future
Winning Our Future
stated on January 27, 2012 an ad
Mitt Romney "supervised a company guilty of massive Medicare fraud."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • February 21, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 10, 2012 a radio interview
Says he was "exonerated in every single case" in 1990s ethics violations charges.
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • February 20, 2012
Restore Our Future
Restore Our Future
stated on February 15, 2012 a television ad
Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • February 15, 2012
Republican Party of Georgia
Republican Party of Georgia
stated on February 1, 2012 a web post
"[A]t his current rate, President Obama will have added more debt to the United State of America by the end of his first term than each of the previous 43 presidents -- combined!"
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • February 13, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 8, 2012 an Atlanta campaign stop
"Twenty-five or 24 million people" are "out of work or stopped looking for work."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • February 10, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 27, 2012 a column
On deporting illegal immigrants.
No Flip
By Eric Stirgus • February 7, 2012
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on June 24, 2011 in editorials and op-ed articles
The Georgia Secretary of State's Office and the Georgia State Elections Board investigate and penalize hundreds of people guilty of election fraud.
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 6, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 31, 2012 a television commercial
"One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 3, 2012
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on January 25, 2012 a press statement
"Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 1, 2012
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on January 25, 2012 a press statement
Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 1, 2012
Casey Cagle
Casey Cagle
stated on January 19, 2012 a speech
Savannah is home to "the fastest-growing port in the nation."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 31, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 10, 2012 his State of the State address
Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • January 30, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 19, 2012 the State of the City address
"We have cut crime across every single zone in the city of Atlanta by between 10 percent and 16 percent, depending on the zone."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 27, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 10, 2012 a speech
"Right now in Georgia, nearly one in three leaving our prisons are re-convicted within three years."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 25, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on December 18, 2011 Op-Ed
"[N]early one in three primary care doctors are forced to limit the number of Medicare patients they see."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 24, 2012
William Perry
William Perry
stated on January 4, 2012 an interview
"Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 23, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on December 5, 2011 an op-ed
The planned expansion of Savannah’s port is a "jobs creating project."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 20, 2012
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