Latest Fact Checks By April Hunt

Georgia gas taxes up, despite pump price fall

By April Hunt

September 9, 2015

"Contrary to media reports, Georgia’s gas tax change led to no price increase at the pump."

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Numbers don’t tell whole story on mammogram claim

By April Hunt

August 21, 2015

"Zero Planned Parenthood facilities are licensed to do mammograms. Planned Parenthood, women don’t need you!"

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Claim overstates film industry’s impact on Georgia economy

By April Hunt

August 7, 2015

Film and television productions generated a $6 billion economic impact for Georgia’s economy in the most recent fiscal year.  

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Numbers back rosy jobs claim for Georgia

By April Hunt

July 31, 2015

Since Volvo spurned Georgia for South Carolina in early May, some 3,455 jobs promising more than $800 million in investments have come to the Peach…

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Perdue hits the mark on agency’s redundancy

By April Hunt

July 28, 2015

The National Technical Information Service spends millions of taxpayer dollars to print and sell government documents that are available free in online searches.

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Increase of murders in Atlanta?

By April Hunt

July 22, 2015

The murder rate in Atlanta is on the rise this year.

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Jim Carrey misfires on vaccine claim

By April Hunt

July 17, 2015

The California governor "says yes to poisoning more children with mercury and aluminum" in vaccines.

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Cartoon skips specifics on wage-gap claim

By April Hunt

July 10, 2015

A "working woman" will earn $7.70 on $10.

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Agency says low-flow toilets saving millions of gallons of water daily

By April Hunt

July 7, 2015

Replacing 100,000 old toilets with water-efficient models has saved 2.4 million gallons of water every day.

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Did Georgia’s water use drop even as the state population grew?

By April Hunt

June 24, 2015

Between 1980 and 2010, water usage in Georgia dropped even as the state’s population grew.

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Johnson errs describing airport gun, right about capacity

By April Hunt

June 23, 2015

"Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine."

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Federal data mostly back claim about movie and TV jobs

By April Hunt

June 12, 2015

The film and TV industry supports more than 24,000 direct jobs and pays local workers more than $1.68 billion in wages in Georgia.

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