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John Sherman
John Sherman
stated on September 12, 2011 a newsletter
The Atlanta Beltline paid nearly $3.5 million for less than a quarter-acre.
False
By Eric Stirgus • September 28, 2011
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on September 15, 2011 a tweet
Stimulus money funded a government board that made recommendations that would cost 378,000 jobs and $28.3 billion in sales. 
False
By Willoughby Mariano • September 27, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 15, 2011 an op-ed
"This is the worst jobs recovery since the Great Depression."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • September 26, 2011
Carla Smith
Carla Smith
stated on September 13, 2011 a meeting
The city of Atlanta has either the highest or second-highest average water bills in the country.
True
By Eric Stirgus • September 23, 2011
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 1, 2011 an interview
"[The state ethics commission] took absolutely the same percent of cuts as most other state agencies. … They were somewhere in the 7 percent range – same as the governor’s office."
True
By Chris Joyner • September 21, 2011
Debbie Dooley
Debbie Dooley
stated on September 6, 2011 an op-ed
"[Eighty-five percent] of the funds collected in each county will be redistributed elsewhere -- not spent in the county in which it is collected."
False
By Eric Stirgus • September 20, 2011
Chris McCalla
Chris McCalla
stated on August 1, 2011 Press Release
"An amazing 5,400 jobs were lost in the first 12 months of the (smoking) ban’s implementation in Ohio’s hospitality industry alone."
False
By Chris Joyner • September 19, 2011
David Scott
David Scott
stated on September 9, 2011 a WABE-FM (90.1) radio interview
Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, states would no longer have to lay off teachers, firefighters and police officers.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • September 16, 2011
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on August 23, 2011 a speech before the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce
The premiums on Medicare’s prescription drug program have fallen almost every year since it began.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • September 13, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 7, 2011 a debate
Ben Bernanke has been the most "inflationary" chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • September 12, 2011
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 1, 2011 an article
"Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]."
True
By Eric Stirgus • September 9, 2011
Yolanda Adrean
Yolanda Adrean
stated on June 20, 2011 Website
"We [the city of Atlanta] are overbuilt on housing."
Half-True
By M.B. Pell • September 7, 2011
Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on August 22, 2011 a meeting
Rail "doesn’t do a great job in lessening traffic."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • September 6, 2011
Sovereign Citizens United
Sovereign Citizens United
stated on August 12, 2011 a web post
U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson, John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • September 2, 2011
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
stated on December 20, 2010 an article
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals estimates 200 animals will be spared annually as the result of former President Bill Clinton adopting a vegan diet.
Half-True
By M.B. Pell • August 31, 2011
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on August 22, 2011 a press release
"As governor, [Mitt Romney] balanced the budget without raising taxes and created jobs."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 30, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 20, 2011 a Twitter post
"We spend less on defense today as % of GDP than at any time since Pearl Harbor."
Pants on Fire!
By M.B. Pell • August 29, 2011
Regina Benjamin
Regina Benjamin
stated on August 18, 2011 a radio interview
"The United States death rate is two-and-a-half times higher for those who do not have a high school education."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 26, 2011
Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on July 11, 2011 a town hall meeting
"Recent international reports show the United States near the bottom among industrialized nations for k-12 academic achievement."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • August 23, 2011
David Pennington
David Pennington
stated on August 15, 2011 a press conference
The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history."
True
By Eric Stirgus • August 22, 2011
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