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Austin Scott
Austin Scott
stated on July 21, 2010 an e-mail to supporters
Jim Marshall "votes liberal in Washington ... and we aren't fooled."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • July 27, 2010
Melanie Crozier
Melanie Crozier
stated on July 21, 2010 a Politico article
Karen Handel "would have felt like it was OK to go in and abort" Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome.
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • July 26, 2010
Georgia politicians
Georgia politicians
stated on July 20, 2010 political campaign
Georgia is "the Saudi Arabia of pine trees."
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe • July 25, 2010
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on July 21, 2010 an interview on WSB-TV
GOP candidate for governor Nathan Deal "is a former Clinton Democrat."
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe, Willoughby Mariano • July 23, 2010
Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children
Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children
stated on July 15, 2010 a newsletter
By 12th grade, "more than 3 out of 10 girls have been pregnant at least once."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 22, 2010
Barney Simms
Barney Simms
stated on June 29, 2010 a letter
"Have the suburbs been inundated with former residents of Atlanta housing projects? Absolutely not."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 20, 2010
Charles Clark
Charles Clark
stated on June 24, 2010 a telephone interview
Some city of Atlanta employees "have not had raises in eight years."
False
By Eric Stirgus • July 18, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on July 6, 2010 a TV campaign commercial
"Illegal aliens are costing Georgia taxpayers over a billion dollars every year."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 16, 2010
Rob Teilhet
Rob Teilhet
stated on July 13, 2010 a telephone interview
"Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case."
False
By Eric Stirgus • July 15, 2010
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on July 6, 2010 mailer
Says Democratic opponent is "too Republican to stand up for us."
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe • July 14, 2010
John Oxendine
John Oxendine
stated on July 11, 2010 a televised debate on Fox 5
"To say a family has to buy a product from a private company is clearly beyond the delegated powers of the U.S. Constitution."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 13, 2010
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 28, 2010 a campaign mailer
"John Oxendine is under a state ethics investigation because he illegally funneled more than $120,000 to his campaign from shady insurance political action committees in Alabama."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 12, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign ad
The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on July 4, 2010 a speech
On tax breaks for businesses
Half Flip
By Eric Stirgus • July 9, 2010
Ralph Hudgens
Ralph Hudgens
stated on June 22, 2010 a radio interview broadcast over the Internet
"The insurance commissioner can’t do squat about health care."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 8, 2010
Doug MacGinnitie
Doug MacGinnitie
stated on June 23, 2010 a campaign commercial
"When you were casting your vote for Republicans, Brian Kemp was voting for Democrats."
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 7, 2010
Rob Teilhet
Rob Teilhet
stated on June 5, 2010 a candidate questionnaire
Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • July 6, 2010
Gail Buckner
Gail Buckner
stated on June 27, 2010 political debate
"I have filed every disclosure that has ever been required."
True
By Jim Tharpe • July 5, 2010
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on July 5, 2010 a Cobb County Republican Party breakfast speech June 5
Says his GOP challenger, Doug MacGinnitie, "hadn’t voted in a Republican primary for almost 20 years until 2008.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 4, 2010
Mary Norwood
Mary Norwood
stated on June 29, 2010 a television interview
"Georgia has the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 2, 2010
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