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Brian Robinson
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.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • November 13, 2012
Saxby Chambliss
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."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 12, 2012
Larry Sabato
Larry Sabato
stated on October 16, 2012 an article:
"The higher the education level, the more likely they are to vote Democratic."
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By Janel Davis • November 5, 2012
Steven Teske
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.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • October 10, 2012
Michael Julian Bond
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.
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By Janel Davis • October 2, 2012
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on September 11, 2012 a book:
"Obamacare will provide coverage for abortions, despite the president’s commitment that it would not."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • September 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 19, 2012 a speech:
Says Barack Obama's comments indicate he "believes in redistribution" of wealth.
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By Eric Stirgus • September 20, 2012
NAACP
NAACP
stated on September 12, 2012 press release:
"Since 2000, only 10 cases of in-person voter fraud have been proven nationally."
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By Janel Davis • September 19, 2012
Herb Garrett
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.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • September 11, 2012
Sam Olens
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.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • September 1, 2012
Bob McDonnell
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."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 26, 2012
Steve Phelps
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."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 17, 2012
Warren Kampf
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."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 14, 2012
Vincent Fort
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.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 27, 2012
Paul Broun
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.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 23, 2012
John Watson
John Watson
stated on July 11, 2012 an op-ed:
The transportation sales tax would cost the average consumer an estimated $112 a year.
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By Eric Stirgus • July 20, 2012
Barack Obama
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.
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By Eric Stirgus • July 9, 2012
Stephen Simpson
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.
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By Eric Stirgus • June 15, 2012
Colleen Kiernan
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."  
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By Eric Stirgus • May 25, 2012
Colleen Kiernan
Colleen Kiernan
stated on May 14, 2012 an interview:
"Right now, we have the lowest gas tax of anywhere in the country."
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By Eric Stirgus • May 22, 2012
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