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Keith Parker
Keith Parker
stated on January 21, 2015 a Twitter post
Only "18 percent of jobs are accessible by transit for metro Atlanta residents. 33 percent for those living in the city."
True
By April Hunt • January 28, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 26, 2015 a breakfast talk in Iowa
The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • January 26, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 13, 2015 a press release
Mercedes-Benz USA  moving its headquarters to Atlanta will create at least 800 jobs.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • January 26, 2015
Andy Puzder
Andy Puzder
stated on January 13, 2015 an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
"Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 7, 2015 a speech in Detroit
"The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • January 22, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address
The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address
"Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 his 2015 State of the Union address
"Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 7, 2015 a speech in Wayne. Mich.
Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 9, 2015 remarks in Clinton, Tenn.
"Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • January 20, 2015
Kevin Flynn
Kevin Flynn
stated on November 25, 2014 a website story
"There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control."
Half-True
By Katie Mulvaney • January 16, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 the governor's State of the State address
"Georgia is now the eighth most populous state in the nation, moving from the number 10 position in just four years."
Mostly True
By April Hunt • January 16, 2015
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
stated on January 15, 2015 a campaign ad
Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation."
Mostly False
By Richard Danielson • January 15, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on January 7, 2015 a tweet
Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago."  
Mostly True
January 14, 2015
Mark Drewniak
Mark Drewniak
stated on January 6, 2015 in a press interview
Mercedes said high taxes and the cost of doing business in New Jersey worked to Georgia’s advantage in landing the company's USA corporate headquarters.  
True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • January 14, 2015
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 7, 2015 a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages
"The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2015
Peter Feigin
Peter Feigin
stated on January 6, 2015 a speech
The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 9, 2015
Georgia Farm Bureau
Georgia Farm Bureau
stated on January 8, 2015 a statement on the Georgia Farm Bureau website
Agriculture contributes $71 billion to Georgia’s economy annually, making it the state’s largest industry.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • January 9, 2015
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 7, 2015 a Senate floor speech
A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 17, 2014
"The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno • December 19, 2014
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