Latest Fact-Checks In Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on November 17, 2020 an ad
“David Perdue says he'll do everything in his power to make sure Joe Biden fails.”
Mostly False
November 20, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 17, 2020 a fundraising email
Says Georgia’s secretary of state won’t let the people recounting ballots check the signatures for fraud.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • November 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 16, 2020 in a Live video
"Voter FRAUD exposed in Georgia. Over 2600 votes 'FOUND.'"
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • November 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 13, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Sen. Kelly Loeffler said on Parler that “Black people shouldn’t be allowed to vote.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • November 16, 2020
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on November 13, 2020 a tweet
Says Raphael Warnock "ran over his wife" and was "arrested for obstructing an investigation into child abuse."
Mostly False
November 16, 2020
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on November 10, 2020 a tweet
Says Raphael Warnock “celebrated Fidel Castro and welcomed him to his church.”
Mostly False
November 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 5, 2020 an Instagram post
An election worker in Georgia threw away a ballot.
False
November 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 5, 2020 a Facebook post
“Active crime scene in Spalding County, Ga., where ballots for President Donald Trump were discovered in a dumpster.”
False
November 6, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on November 4, 2020 a post
“40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.”
False
By Daniel Funke • November 4, 2020
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on October 28, 2020 an interview
When Sen. Kelly Loeffler heard about the COVID-19 risk, she “focused on her own portfolio” and "profited from the pandemic."
Half-True
October 31, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on October 14, 2020 a debate
Georgia has “almost 100,000 more (COVID-19) cases, almost twice as many deaths and almost 600 more nursing home deaths than North Carolina.”
True
By Paul Specht • October 15, 2020
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 22, 2020 a campaign ad
Says “Lucy McBath voted to release criminals from prison. Murderers, rapists.”
False
October 12, 2020
Lucy McBath
Lucy McBath
stated on September 9, 2020 an ad
Says Karen Handel voted with Donald Trump, "gutting health care for millions, supporting horrific child separation policies" and for "abortion bans."
Half-True
September 14, 2020
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 24, 2020 an ad
Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police."
False
September 14, 2020
Doug Collins
Doug Collins
stated on August 29, 2020 a tweet
Kelly Loeffler has a "long history of donating to abortion-on-demand Democrats."
Mostly False
September 4, 2020
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on August 18, 2020 a campaign ad
Says his policy is that “health insurance should always cover preexisting conditions. For anyone. Period.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 6, 2020 a Facebook post
A photo shows Brian Kemp posing with Gregory McMichael.
False
May 8, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 7, 2016 blog post
"80% of black men in Atlanta are Homosexuals, study says"
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • March 27, 2018
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on March 5, 2018 a Facebook post
Says he "fought Obama twice and won to stop illegal immigrants from voting."  
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 21, 2018
Michael Williams
Michael Williams
stated on February 27, 2018 a CNN interview
Says Delta offers a discount to Planned Parenthood.
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 2, 2018
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