Latest Fact Checks By Nancy Badertscher

Report accurate about Georgia’s low diploma rate

By Nancy Badertscher

September 2, 2015

Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED.

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Mercedes-Benz on target with superlative about Atlanta stadium rights

By Nancy Badertscher

August 27, 2015

Buying the naming rights to the new Falcons stadium is the largest marketing deal in Mercedes-Benz history.

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TB real concern at Atlanta homeless shelter

By Nancy Badertscher

August 19, 2015

"Peachtree and Pine is one of the leading sites for tuberculosis in the nation."

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Ralston misfires with comment about debate over faith leaders, ruling

By Nancy Badertscher

August 12, 2015

There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their…

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CDC: Kissing and cuddling backyard chickens linked to salmonella infections

By Nancy Badertscher

August 4, 2015

Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.

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Dunwoody on target with claim about police department certification

By Nancy Badertscher

July 21, 2015

Georgia has more than 700 law enforcement agencies, and fewer than 20 percent of them are state-certified.

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Cobb official says Braves stadium awards $250 million in contracts

By Nancy Badertscher

July 14, 2015

Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium.

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South Carolina, Georgia, 3 other states don’t have hate crimes laws

By Nancy Badertscher

July 1, 2015

Only five states, including Georgia, do not have a hate crimes law.

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Many get HIV diagnosis only after developing AIDS?

By Nancy Badertscher

June 19, 2015

Currently, almost 40 percent of people with HIV are not diagnosed until they already have developed AIDS. And that can be up to 10 years…

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Scott correct: majority don’t receive premium subsidies

By Nancy Badertscher

June 15, 2015

Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.

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Georgia leads nation in lightning claims

By Nancy Badertscher

June 10, 2015

Georgia residents file the most insurance claims for lightning strikes in the country.

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Deal knows his numbers on child deaths

By Nancy Badertscher

June 5, 2015

"Since 2010, eight children in Georgia have died due to vehicular heatstroke."

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