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Judy Manning
Judy Manning
stated on January 4, 2012 an interview
"When [Mitt Romney] was the governor of Massachusetts, he performed 100 — and I’m not sure this number is right, but my mind says it’s about 180 gay marriages."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • January 18, 2012
Georgia Democrats
Georgia Democrats
stated on December 21, 2011 an online fundraising bid
"Republicans are attempting to remove Barack Obama from Georgia’s Presidential Ballot in 2012."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 17, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 3, 2012 a meeting
"Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 12, 2012
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on December 28, 2011 an online news story
When Georgia tightened its voter identification laws, the state sent a van and photographer to the homes of people who needed photo IDs and made them for free. 
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • January 10, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on December 8, 2011 a letter
Congress gave an unelected board "the power to deny care to seniors."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 6, 2012
Buddy Carter
Buddy Carter
stated on December 13, 2011 a column
Georgia’s unemployment rate has exceeded the national rate for 50 consecutive months.
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 4, 2012
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on December 13, 2011 a press release
"The latest unemployment numbers have shown that nearly 315,000 Americans have simply given up hope when it comes to finding a job."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • December 30, 2011
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
stated on December 12, 2011 a letter
"[E]xcise tax increases drive commerce across state lines."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • December 21, 2011
Curtis Foltz
Curtis Foltz
stated on November 8, 2011 an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • December 14, 2011
City of Atlanta
City of Atlanta
stated on November 28, 2011 a news release
A database police use to look up wanted suspects excludes certain warrants issued by Atlanta Municipal Court.
True
By Willoughby Mariano • December 12, 2011
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on November 30, 2011 a press release
"[Former Georgia congressman] Bob Barr voted ... to raise his own pay."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • December 9, 2011
Thomas Brown
Thomas Brown
stated on November 7, 2011 an interview
"Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • December 6, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on November 29, 2011 a speech
Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated.
True
By Eric Stirgus • December 5, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 19, 2011 several public statements
Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not "regressive."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • December 2, 2011
Eric Gray
Eric Gray
stated on November 3, 2011 a speech
Georgia is one of seven states to lose jobs in 2011 and has lost 8,200 jobs so far.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 30, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on November 23, 2011 an interview
Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal."
False
By Eric Stirgus • November 29, 2011
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on November 18, 2011 an op-ed
"By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • November 28, 2011
D.A. King
D.A. King
stated on October 11, 2011 an op-ed
Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 22, 2011
DeKalb County
DeKalb County
stated on November 11, 2011 a brochure
A DeKalb sewer project "will create up to 4,000 direct jobs per year at peak production, many of which will be set aside exclusively for DeKalb residents."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 21, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 11, 2011 a debate
On auditing the Federal Reserve
Half Flip
By Eric Stirgus • November 18, 2011
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