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DeKalb County
DeKalb County
stated on November 11, 2011 in 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 in a debate:
On auditing the Federal Reserve
Half Flip
By Eric Stirgus • November 18, 2011
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on September 15, 2011 in a press release:
"[A]n extra 8 million Americans [are] projected to join state Medicaid programs in the next few years."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 15, 2011
Lynn Westmoreland
Lynn Westmoreland
stated on October 8, 2011 in a meeting:
Georgia has had ʺmore bank failures than any other state.ʺ
True
By Eric Stirgus • November 14, 2011
Sanford Bishop
Sanford Bishop
stated on September 15, 2011 in a letter to the the Postal Regulatory Commission chairwoman:
"No other public or private business in America" except for the U.S. Postal Service must fund 100 percent of employee retirement and retirement health costs in advance.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 11, 2011
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
stated on October 28, 2011 in a press release:
In Georgia, "hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 9, 2011
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on October 29, 2011 in a newspaper column:
"If [Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed] wants to be like Bull Connor, then so be it."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • November 8, 2011
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on October 19, 2011 in a press release:
"The average homeowner spends more than $2,000 each year on energy costs – more than on either real estate taxes or homeowners insurance."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 7, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate:
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was right that President Barack Obama’s health care bill created what "would, in effect, be death panels."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • October 28, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on October 11, 2011 in the Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire:
GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain called Ron Paul’s followers "ignorant."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 25, 2011
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on October 17, 2011 in statements to the public:
On letting Occupy Atlanta protesters stay in Woodruff Park.
No Flip
By Willoughby Mariano • October 24, 2011
Phil Kent
Phil Kent
stated on October 4, 2011 in a speech before the North Fulton and Friends Tea Party:
The newly created state Immigration Enforcement Review Board "can actually prosecute, and get them [violators] into jail, if we bring in the attorney general."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 21, 2011
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on September 23, 2011 in a web post:
"Since 1970, the Clean Air Act has reduced toxic and health-threatening air pollution by 60 percent while our economy has grown more than 200 percent."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • October 19, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 4, 2011 in his book, "This is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House":
The Department of Energy’s "Billion Ton Study" has shown that wind and solar energy combined "could at best provide only 5 percent of our total energy needs."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 18, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 4, 2011:
"Current projections indicate that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2017, while Social Security will bottom out by 2037."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • October 14, 2011
Eva Galambos
Eva Galambos
stated on September 27, 2011 in an op-ed:
"Not a single segment of the proposed Beltline intersects the MARTA system at MARTA stations."
False
By Eric Stirgus • October 11, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 30, 2011 in a speech:
Coca-Cola’s CEO "said he finds it easier to do work in China than in the United States."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • October 10, 2011
Beverly Hall
Beverly Hall
stated on August 10, 2011 in a commentary published in Education Week:
Gains in Atlanta Public Schools scores on a national standardized test lend credence to "dramatic" score increases on state tests.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 7, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 22, 2011 in in a Republican presidential debate:
An Environmental Protection Agency regulation that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2012, regulates dust.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 5, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 30, 2011 in a speech:
"My home state since June of 2009 created 40 percent of the new jobs in America."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • October 4, 2011
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