Latest Fact-Checks By Janel Davis

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Charles Kuck
Charles Kuck
stated on July 13, 2013 in an immigration forum:
A provision of the Senate immigration bill would require you to have government permission to get a second job.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • July 30, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post:
"The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos."
True
By Janel Davis • July 26, 2013
Nikema Williams
Nikema Williams
stated on June 25, 2013 in a party press release:
"Georgia is nearly 50 percent Democratic and (the Republican majority) diminished our voting strength to 32 percent through gerrymandered maps."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • July 19, 2013
Larry Elder
Larry Elder
stated on June 28, 2013 in an online op-ed:
Paula Deen supported and campaigned for Barack Obama.
False
By Janel Davis • July 12, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 28, 2013 in women's conference session:
Women in the United States are paid about 70 percent of what men earn for the same work.
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • July 9, 2013
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on June 26, 2013 in a news release:
Bob Barr has changed his position on the Defense of Marriage Act over the years.
True
By Janel Davis • July 3, 2013
Lauren Benedict
Lauren Benedict
stated on June 19, 2013 in a Georgia's WIN List press release:
U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey wants public schools to teach women to "stay in their place."
Pants on Fire!
By Janel Davis • June 26, 2013
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on May 2, 2013 in a speech:
"In the past four years, (the U.S. Senate) has only passed nine out of 48 appropriation bills."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • June 21, 2013
Angela Bean
Angela Bean
stated on June 1, 2013 in a newspaper article:
A data system that goes along with Common Core is designed to collect up to 400 data points on each child, which can include personally identifiable data.
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • June 17, 2013
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on May 27, 2013 in a meeting:
"We (Georgia) collect fewer state taxes per capita than any other state … although state taxes are low, Georgia is the eighth-most-dependent state on the federal government."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • June 11, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on May 29, 2013 in leadership forum:
My office is about a 300-step walk to the governor's office.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • June 5, 2013
Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith
stated on May 6, 2013 in a newspaper article:
The federal government could save $500 million annually by circulating $1 coins instead of $1 bills.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 31, 2013
Bryan Long
Bryan Long
stated on April 24, 2013 in a panel discussion:
Fewer Democrats were on the Georgia general election ballot in 2012 than in more than 100 years.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 30, 2013 in a speech:
The state of Georgia lost 16 percent of its employees last year, and that percentage has risen over the past three years.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 24, 2013
Georgia Lottery
Georgia Lottery
stated on May 3, 2013 in television advertisement:
The Georgia Lottery paid out $2.3 billion in prizes during the last fiscal year.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • May 14, 2013
Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
stated on May 5, 2013 in television interview:
Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 13, 2013
Zell Miller
Zell Miller
stated on March 17, 2013 in an article:
Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • May 8, 2013
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing:
South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • May 3, 2013
Dustin Inman Society
Dustin Inman Society
stated on April 15, 2013 in a billboard advertisement:
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina "has a labor shortage and wants more immigration."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • May 3, 2013
Randi Weingarten
Randi Weingarten
stated on April 2, 2013 in a news release:
"Schools in some states are spending up to 100 days a year doing test-prep or actual testing."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • April 24, 2013
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