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Larry Gause
Larry Gause
stated on March 1, 2011 in a flier and campaign website:
Says Charlotte Nash "pretends to be a chicken farmer" in order to get property tax exemptions.
False
By Eric Stirgus • March 11, 2011
Loren Collins
Loren Collins
stated on March 4, 2011 in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
A bill before the Georgia General Assembly would make presidential candidates meet citizenship requirements that are not in the U.S. Constitution. 
True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 9, 2011
Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials
Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials
stated on March 2, 2011 in an email newsletter:
Georgia legislation on immigration is a "copycat" of an Arizona immigration bill.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 7, 2011
Burrell Ellis
Burrell Ellis
stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview:
DeKalb County has cut more money from its general fund budget "than any local government in the Atlanta metro region."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 4, 2011
Liberal Blogger
Liberal Blogger
stated on February 23, 2011 in a blog post:
Under a proposed Georgia law, "women who miscarry could become felons."  
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 2, 2011
Don Balfour
Don Balfour
stated on February 15, 2011 in a committee hearing:
An illegal immigrant who gains admission at a public college takes class space away from students who are legal residents.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 28, 2011
Rob Woodall
Rob Woodall
stated on February 1, 2011 in a town hall meeting:
One half of federal spending goes to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while the other half goes to other programs funded with money "borrowed from a foreign land."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • February 25, 2011
David Raynor
David Raynor
stated on February 8, 2011 in a state legislative committee meeting:
A federal system that verifies employees are authorized to work in the U.S. is inaccurate "anywhere from 50 percent all the way up to in excess of 80" percent of the time.  
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 23, 2011
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
stated on February 14, 2011 in an op-ed:
Sunday liquor sales could generate $3.4 million to $4.8 million a year in additional sales tax revenue for Georgia.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • February 22, 2011
Lynn Westmoreland
Lynn Westmoreland
stated on February 11, 2011:
The federal government regulates the holes in Swiss cheese.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • February 21, 2011
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Federation for American Immigration Reform
stated on July 1, 2010 in a report:
Illegal immigration costs Georgia $2.4 billion a year
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • February 18, 2011
Libertarian Party of Georgia
Libertarian Party of Georgia
stated on January 31, 2011 in a press release:
A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • February 16, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on February 11, 2011 in an interview:
The United States is "the only developed country in the world that has not cut its corporate tax rate."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • February 15, 2011
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on February 9, 2011 in a speech:
More than one-quarter of America’s young adults are too fat to serve in the U.S. military
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2011
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on January 24, 2011 in a speech:
If you tried to pay out $1 trillion by handing it out at $1 per second, it would take more than 31,000 years.
True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 9, 2011
Vance Smith
Vance Smith
stated on January 19, 2011 in a budget presentation:
Georgia has some of the best maintained roads in America.
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 7, 2011
General Beauregard Lee
General Beauregard Lee
stated on February 2, 2011 in his website:
Says he predicts the weather better than Punxsutawney Phil.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 4, 2011
Chris Cummiskey
Chris Cummiskey
stated on January 19, 2011 in a budget presentation:
Georgia is the second-fastest growing state for international tourists.
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 2, 2011
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on January 25, 2011 in a tweet during the State of the Union address:
President Barack Obama supports immigration amnesty.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 1, 2011
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting:
"The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • January 31, 2011
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