Latest Fact Checks By Willoughby Mariano

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NASCAR executive says many fans serve in military

August 17, 2012
"NASCAR fans are twice as likely as non fans to serve in the military and 37 percent of active servicemembers and veterans are NASCAR fans."
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Tourism advertising is not on Georgia’s mind, lawmaker says

August 13, 2012
Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South.
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Broun: U.N. treaty likely to lead to international gun registry

August 10, 2012
A United Nations arms treaty would "almost certainly force" the U.S. to "create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation."
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Deal claim he fulfilled toll promise needs major repairs

August 6, 2012
Says his plan to end the toll on Ga. 400 fulfills his campaign promise to commuters.
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Congressman: Nearly 900,000 veterans are unemployed

August 3, 2012
"There are close to 900,000 unemployed veterans in America right now."
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Transportatioplan tax foe says plan hikes prices on food, medicine

July 27, 2012
Taxes on groceries and medicine will rise under a plan to improve roads and rail for metro Atlanta.
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Transportation tax foes’ number-crunching flawed

July 24, 2012
A proposed tax to fund transportation projects would spend $90,000 to take a single vehicle off the road during the morning and afternoon commute.
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Broun claim on history of crime gets main points right

July 23, 2012
The U.S. initially had three federal felonies: treason, piracy, and counterfeiting securities and money.
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Transportation tax supporter says transit ridership by younger people jumped

July 18, 2012
According to a national survey, transit "ridership" among people age 16 to 34 increased 40 percent between 2001 and 2009.
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Gingrey claim about Obama health care old, inaccurate

July 11, 2012
The health care law is "the largest tax [increase] in the history of our country"
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Price: 16,000 IRS agents will enforce Obama health care law

July 10, 2012
Sixteen thousand new Internal Revenue Service agents will be "empowered to enforce" the new health care legislation.
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