Latest Fact-Checks In Georgia

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2021 a Facebook post
Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend.
False
March 1, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2021 a Facebook post
“Georgia and Kansas Capitol buildings have been stormed by protesters.”
False
January 7, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 2, 2021 a Facebook post
Photo shows “2 sitting senators counting ballots” in Georgia.
False
January 6, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “faces espionage charges.”
False
January 6, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2021 a phone call with Georgia's Secretary of State
“You had (4,925) out-of-state voters… in Georgia.”
False
January 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2020 a Facebook post
A Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent was killed for investigating the election.
False
December 17, 2020
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on December 15, 2020 an ad
Says Kelly Loeffler supports "raising taxes on Georgia's middle class."
False
December 16, 2020
Jody Hice
Jody Hice
stated on December 4, 2020 a tweet
A forensics examination of a Ware County, Ga., Dominion Voting Systems machine found votes were switched from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.
False
December 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden killed a Kelly Loeffler campaign staffer.
False
December 8, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on December 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows Kelly Loeffler’s house.
False
December 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 3, 2020 Facebook posts
Video footage from Georgia shows suitcases filled with ballots pulled from under a table and illegally counted after election observers were told to leave.
False
By Bill McCarthy • December 4, 2020
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on November 13, 2020 a proposal
Says her health care plan would "ensure Americans with preexisting conditions are protected."
False
November 30, 2020
Sidney Powell
Sidney Powell
stated on November 8, 2020 an interview with Fox News
“At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate."
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 5, 2020 an Instagram post
An election worker in Georgia threw away a ballot.
False
November 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 5, 2020 a Facebook post
“Active crime scene in Spalding County, Ga., where ballots for President Donald Trump were discovered in a dumpster.”
False
November 6, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on November 4, 2020 a post
“40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.”
False
By Daniel Funke • November 4, 2020
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 22, 2020 a campaign ad
Says “Lucy McBath voted to release criminals from prison. Murderers, rapists.”
False
October 12, 2020
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 24, 2020 an ad
Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police."
False
September 14, 2020
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on August 18, 2020 a campaign ad
Says his policy is that “health insurance should always cover preexisting conditions. For anyone. Period.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 6, 2020 a Facebook post
A photo shows Brian Kemp posing with Gregory McMichael.
False
May 8, 2020
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