Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Brian Robinson
stated on October 11, 2012 a newspaper article

Half the lottery directors across the country had not run a lottery before they were hired.

By Janel Davis • November 13, 2012

Saxby Chambliss
stated on November 8, 2012 an interview

"Revenues are 15 percent of GDP — it’s still in the range of the lowest it’s ever been."

By Eric Stirgus • November 12, 2012

Larry Sabato
stated on October 16, 2012 an article

"The higher the education level, the more likely they are to vote Democratic."

By Janel Davis • November 5, 2012

Steven Teske
stated on September 18, 2012 an article

High school students arrested on campus are twice as likely not to graduate and four times less likely to graduate if they’ve appeared in court.

By Eric Stirgus • October 10, 2012

Michael Julian Bond
stated on September 17, 2012 Atlanta City Council meeting

Almost 400 arrests in the city last year for panhandling-related offenses involved just 78 suspects, an indication that the same people are panhandling over and over.

By Janel Davis • October 2, 2012

Karen Handel
stated on September 11, 2012 a book

"Obamacare will provide coverage for abortions, despite the president’s commitment that it would not."

By Eric Stirgus • September 24, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on September 19, 2012 a speech

Says Barack Obama's comments indicate he "believes in redistribution" of wealth.

By Eric Stirgus • September 20, 2012

NAACP
stated on September 12, 2012 press release

"Since 2000, only 10 cases of in-person voter fraud have been proven nationally."

By Janel Davis • September 19, 2012

Herb Garrett
stated on August 3, 2012 a letter

Says Georgia will send more state money per child to state charter schools and that budget cuts are not applied to those charter schools.

By Eric Stirgus • September 11, 2012

Sam Olens
stated on August 29, 2012 a speech

Says opponents of the health care law "prevailed on our two main arguments" to the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Eric Stirgus • September 1, 2012

Bob McDonnell
stated on August 26, 2012 an interview on ABC's "This Week"

"Independent voters have a ten-point margin in favor of Mitt Romney right now."

By Willoughby Mariano • August 26, 2012

Steve Phelps
stated on July 10, 2012

"NASCAR fans are twice as likely as non fans to serve in the military and 37 percent of active servicemembers and veterans are NASCAR fans."

By Willoughby Mariano • August 17, 2012

Warren Kampf
stated on August 1, 2012 a town hall meeting

Voter turnout for some groups in the 2008 presidential general election in Georgia "was far greater than it should have been demographically."

By Eric Stirgus • August 14, 2012

Vincent Fort
stated on July 21, 2012 media appearances

Taxes on groceries and medicine will rise under a plan to improve roads and rail for metro Atlanta.

By Willoughby Mariano • July 27, 2012

Paul Broun
stated on July 2, 2012 in a radio debate

The U.S. initially had three federal felonies: treason, piracy, and counterfeiting securities and money.

By Willoughby Mariano • July 23, 2012

John Watson
stated on July 11, 2012 an op-ed

The transportation sales tax would cost the average consumer an estimated $112 a year.

By Eric Stirgus • July 20, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on June 26, 2012 a speech

The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google.

By Eric Stirgus • July 9, 2012

Stephen Simpson
stated on June 6, 2012 an article

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun has not authored any legislation that has been adopted by Congress.

By Eric Stirgus • June 15, 2012

Colleen Kiernan
stated on May 14, 2012 an interview

"For every one mile of light-rail track that will be built, 16 miles of new road capacity will be built."

By Eric Stirgus • May 25, 2012

Colleen Kiernan
stated on May 14, 2012 an interview

"Right now, we have the lowest gas tax of anywhere in the country."

By Eric Stirgus • May 22, 2012

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