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Latest Fact-Checks In Georgia

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William Perry
William Perry
stated on January 4, 2012 in 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 in an op-ed:
The planned expansion of Savannah’s port is a "jobs creating project."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 20, 2012
Judy Manning
Judy Manning
stated on January 4, 2012 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in an op-ed:
Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 22, 2011
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