Latest Fact-Checks In Georgia

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Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on February 14, 2018 campaign website
"The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 21, 2018
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on February 7, 2018 campaign website
In Georgia, "25 percent of rural residents" are "without access to high speed internet."
True
By Miriam Valverde • February 12, 2018
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on January 26, 2018 campaign website
Georgia "has the lowest minimum wage in the country."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • February 5, 2018
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on January 17, 2018 a statement to The Root
Says under her leadership, "Democrats fought to ... make sure the (2011 HOPE) bill ... prevented the use of ACT/SAT testing standards."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 24, 2018
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms
stated on January 2, 2018 her inaugural speech
"Atlanta is on its strongest financial footing in 40 years."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2018
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on November 15, 2017 a post on Twitter
"The average cost for infant care in GA is almost $7,700/yr – more than average in-state college tuition."
Half-True
By Emily Tanaka • November 22, 2017
Michael Williams
Michael Williams
stated on October 17, 2017 press release
"Many firearms experts determined the Las Vegas shooter’s use of a bump stock actually prevented more casualties and (injuries) due to its inconsistency, inaccuracy, and lack of control."
False
By Allison Colburn • November 13, 2017
Drew Ferguson
Drew Ferguson
stated on November 5, 2017 an email to a constituent
Under the House Republican tax proposal, "the average family of four earning median income ($59,000/year) will receive an additional $1,182 in their pocket every year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2017
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on October 2, 2017 a public forum
Says Stacey Evans "voted for (school) vouchers...in the beginning."
Half-True
By Emily Tanaka • October 17, 2017
Casey Cagle
Casey Cagle
stated on October 9, 2017 a WSB-TV interview
A Homeland Security study "showed 120 murders took place that could have been prevented had communities been working with ICE and Homeland Security."
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 12, 2017
Public Interest Legal Foundation
Public Interest Legal Foundation
stated on September 25, 2017 a press release
Bryan County, Ga., has "corrupted voter rolls."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2017
John Eaves
John Eaves
stated on September 13, 2017 an Atlanta mayoral candidate forum
"The current city mayor (Kasim Reed) has been virtually absent in terms of regional cooperation the last eight years."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 28, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 30, 2017 a telephone town hall
"The Affordable Care Act is the single largest tax increase in my lifetime."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 11, 2017
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on August 23, 2017 a campaign email
"Our conservative Georgia values are under attack" ... (People) are "calling for the removal of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson statues."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 30, 2017
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on August 8, 2017 a USA Today op-ed
"Half of all immigrant households receive benefits from our social welfare system."  
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • August 14, 2017
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on August 5, 2017 a statement sent to the Atlanta Journal Constitution
There are"thousands of Georgia workers that are misclassified as independent contractors," who lose benefits, including health care.  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2017
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on July 28, 2017 a statement
Because of the failure to pass a repeal bill, "Obamacare remains the law of the land ... This means more than 300,000 Georgians below the poverty line will still not have access to the insurance Obamacare promised."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2017
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 23, 2017 an interview on Fox News
In economic growth, "Obama's best year was slower than Bill Clinton's worst year."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2017
Casey Cagle
Casey Cagle
stated on June 22, 2017 a meeting with small business owners
Says of Georgia, "for four years in a row, we are the No. 1 state to do business in."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2017
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on June 12, 2017 a campaign video
"I helped win one of the biggest private lawsuits against Medicare fraud in history. The government declined to pursue the case, so my firm did, and we recovered $324 million for taxpayers."
True
By Manuela Tobias • July 14, 2017
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