Latest Fact-Checks By Willoughby Mariano

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Rogers blames President Obama for $3 trillion in debt

September 1, 2010

"Congress and President Obama have accumulated more debt since he took office than the total amount of debt accumulated during the first 200 years of…

Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Roy Barnes said it’s possible to run a “civil and polite” campaign

August 25, 2010

On running a "civil and polite" campaign.

Liberal bloggers say candidate for governor Nathan Deal “dabbled” in birther conspiracies

August 20, 2010

Republican candidate for Georgia governor "dabbled" in birther conspiracy theories.

Magazine says Newt Gingrich leads in fundraising

August 15, 2010

This year, Newt Gingrich "has raised as much money as Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, and Mike Huckabee combined."

MARTA is the sole major transit system that never received “significant, dedicated” funding from state, Chairman said

August 10, 2010

"[U]nlike every other major transit system in the nation, MARTA has never received any significant, dedicated funding from the state of Georgia."

Nathan Deal said campaign of Republican gubernatorial runoff opponent Karen Handel is negative

August 4, 2010

Republican candidate for governor "Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign."

Mayor said Atlanta posted big crime drops when new APD Chief Turner was interim boss

August 1, 2010

When Atlanta Police Chief George Turner was interim head of the department, overall crime fell 14 percent and violent crime dropped 22.7 percent.

RedState.com blogger said Nathan Deal voted to fund abortion

July 28, 2010

Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal "explicitly voted to fund abortions ..."

Group says GOP candidate Karen Handel would be OK aborting child with Down syndrome

July 26, 2010

Karen Handel "would have felt like it was OK to go in and abort" Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome.

GOP candidate for governor Karen Handel calls opponent Nathan Deal a “former Clinton Demcrat.”

July 23, 2010

GOP candidate for governor Nathan Deal "is a former Clinton Democrat."

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