Latest Fact-Checks By April Hunt

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Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
stated on June 16, 2015 in a press release:
Replacing 100,000 old toilets with water-efficient models has saved 2.4 million gallons of water every day.
True
By April Hunt • July 7, 2015
Athens Banner-Herald
Athens Banner-Herald
stated on May 10, 2015 in a news report:
Between 1980 and 2010, water usage in Georgia dropped even as the state’s population grew.
True
By April Hunt • June 24, 2015
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on June 15, 2015 in a House floor speech:
"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."
Half-True
By April Hunt • June 23, 2015
Motion Picture Association of America
Motion Picture Association of America
stated on June 8, 2015 in a press release:
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.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • June 12, 2015
Lee May
Lee May
stated on June 2, 2015 in a press release:
"Our reserves are now in much better shape than they were just a few years ago."
True
By April Hunt • June 9, 2015
Jay Roberts
Jay Roberts
stated on March 31, 2015 in a House floor debate:
About 85 percent of hotel guests who will pay the new $5 hotel/motel fee will be from outside Georgia.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • May 25, 2015
Russell McMurry
Russell McMurry
stated on May 11, 2015 in news reports:
Georgia is on track for 1,200 traffic fatalities this year, a reversal of nine years of declines.
True
By April Hunt • May 20, 2015
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech:
The Fair Tax proposal encourages innovation and investment "level the playing field" for American companies to compete globally.
Half-True
By April Hunt • May 18, 2015
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release:
"Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws."
Mostly False
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • May 12, 2015
Danny Porter
Danny Porter
stated on May 4, 2015 in an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio:
"A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge."
Half-True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • May 6, 2015
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech:
The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever."
Half-True
By April Hunt • May 4, 2015
Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report:
Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
Half-True
By April Hunt • April 29, 2015
Georgia Department of Transportation
Georgia Department of Transportation
stated on April 23, 2015 in state DOT road signs:
Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year.
True
By April Hunt • April 28, 2015
Debbie Dooley
Debbie Dooley
stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post:
The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • April 27, 2015
Michael T. Owens
Michael T. Owens
stated on April 1, 2015 in a news report:
A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • April 15, 2015
David Ralston
David Ralston
stated on April 2, 2015 in comments from the House floor:
The Georgia Legislature’s last day of session ends at midnight.
False
By April Hunt • April 10, 2015
Mary Margaret Oliver
Mary Margaret Oliver
stated on March 31, 2015 in a House floor debate:
Lawmakers were paid for their off-season efforts to, for the first time, take the lead in drawing borders for two would-be cities.
True
By April Hunt • April 7, 2015
Rick McAllister
Rick McAllister
stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report:
People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity.
Half-True
By April Hunt • April 1, 2015
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on March 18, 2015 in the 2016 Budget Resolution from House Budget Committee:
Under current conditions, by 2023, the interest payments on the national debt will be $722 billion, larger than the projected defense spending of $696 billion.
True
By April Hunt • March 27, 2015
Rich Golick
Rich Golick
stated on March 3, 2015 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Uber and other ride-share firms are not required to carry auto insurance under Georgia law. 
True
By April Hunt • March 20, 2015
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