Latest Fact-Checks In Georgia

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Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on February 13, 2013 news story
Says the Georgia Dome would need up to $350 million in work over the next five to seven years.
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By Janel Davis • March 8, 2013
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on February 5, 2013 a Twitter post
"What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business."
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By Janel Davis • February 22, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 a speech
"Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime."
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By Eric Stirgus, Katie Sanders • February 19, 2013
EmpowerED Georgia
EmpowerED Georgia
stated on January 7, 2013 a chart
State support for local schools per pupil has decreased by at least 25 percent over the past decade.
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By Eric Stirgus • February 12, 2013
Steve Henson
Steve Henson
stated on January 15, 2013 a press release
"State revenue projections have missed the mark month after month."
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By Eric Stirgus • January 30, 2013
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on January 2, 2013 a radio interview
The fiscal cliff deal "increased spending."
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By Willoughby Mariano • January 15, 2013
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on January 2, 2013 a radio interview
The fiscal cliff deal "ultimately raised taxes."
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By Willoughby Mariano • January 11, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on November 29, 2012 a television interview
Taxpayers are "on the hook ... for less than a third" of the proposed new Atlanta Falcons stadium, and those funds are "repaid from money that comes from outsiders."
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By Willoughby Mariano • January 4, 2013
Libertarian Party of Georgia
Libertarian Party of Georgia
stated on December 6, 2012 a press release
The increase in the current state budget was greater than the inflation rate and the rate of population growth in Georgia.
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By Eric Stirgus • December 12, 2012
Alex Wan
Alex Wan
stated on December 3, 2012 a resolution
"The city of Atlanta has one of the highest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations per capita, ranking third among major American cities."
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By Eric Stirgus • December 7, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 1, 2012 news release
The  Georgia Department of Economic Development assisted with the creation of 28,776 jobs, an increase of 29 percent from last fiscal year, and $5.97 billion in investments, a 32 percent increase.  
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By Janel Davis • October 16, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on September 23, 2012 an interview
Says "you cannot implement Paul Ryan’s plan without allowing for any increases in revenue."
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By Eric Stirgus • September 28, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 18, 2012 a web post
Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow "left taxpayers on the hook for $950k study on genetic makeup of ants."
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By Eric Stirgus • September 18, 2012
Fran Millar
Fran Millar
stated on July 25, 2012 an article
"We have reduced funding for education the least. They've suffered the least cuts."
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By Eric Stirgus • August 8, 2012
Jeff Dickerson
Jeff Dickerson
stated on July 10, 2012 an online debate
According to a national survey, transit "ridership" among people age 16 to 34 increased 40 percent between 2001 and 2009.
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By Willoughby Mariano • July 18, 2012
Debbie Dooley
Debbie Dooley
stated on June 12, 2012 a speech
"Statistics show that more people at this time telecommute than they ride carpools, mass transit, bicycle or walk."
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By Eric Stirgus • July 3, 2012
Georgia Green Party
Georgia Green Party
stated on July 2, 2012 Georgia Green Party flier
The transportation tax is regressive, and Emory University is "literally getting its own transit line at virtually no cost to itself."  
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By Chris Joyner • July 2, 2012
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
stated on June 13, 2012 a press release
Atlanta Tea Party co-founder Debbie Dooley "wants gas taxes raised."
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By Eric Stirgus • June 25, 2012
Steve Brown
Steve Brown
stated on May 22, 2012
Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years."
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 12, 2012
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on May 23, 2012 a television interview
A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy.
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 11, 2012
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