Latest Fact-Checks By Willoughby Mariano

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Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on July 2, 2012 in in a radio debate:
The U.S. initially had three federal felonies: treason, piracy, and counterfeiting securities and money.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 23, 2012
Jeff Dickerson
Jeff Dickerson
stated on July 10, 2012 in an online debate:
According to a national survey, transit "ridership" among people age 16 to 34 increased 40 percent between 2001 and 2009.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 18, 2012
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on June 28, 2012 in a radio interview:
The health care law is "the largest tax [increase] in the history of our country"
False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on June 29, 2012 in a television interview:
Sixteen thousand new Internal Revenue Service agents will be "empowered to enforce" the new health care legislation.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 10, 2012
Michael Opitz
Michael Opitz
stated on May 29, 2012 in a YouTube ad:
U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey gave the government the power to electronically spy on Americans without a warrant.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • June 27, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on June 13, 2012 in a blog post:
The Americans for Tax Reform pledge "relates to new taxes that were going to be initiated by legislative action."
False
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • June 18, 2012
Steve Brown
Steve Brown
stated on May 22, 2012 in :
Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 12, 2012
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview:
A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 11, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on March 13, 2012 in press conference:
The new Hartsfield-Jackson international terminal was "on time and on budget."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • June 6, 2012
John Barrow
John Barrow
stated on May 17, 2012 in in an op-ed:
"Forty years ago ... about half of congressional districts were genuinely competitive. Today, only about 10 percent of House races on Cook Political Report are listed as ‘toss-ups’ or ‘lean’ to one party."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 4, 2012
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
stated on May 18, 2012 in remarks to reporters:
"The Republican from Georgia [U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston], he hasn’t even been to a NASCAR race."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • May 30, 2012
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
stated on April 16, 2012 in in an advertisement:
A government analysis shows under a proposed transportation tax, "metro Atlanta will create or support an additional 200,000 new jobs, including jobs that are maintained year over year."
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • May 29, 2012
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
stated on May 13, 2012 in a radio interview:
Hartsfield-Jackson’s new international terminal is opening "within budget."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • May 23, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on April 25, 2012 in a press release:
The recent process of awarding $3 billion worth of airport vending contracts was the "most open and transparent procurement process in the city’s history."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • May 21, 2012
Transportation Leadership Coalition
Transportation Leadership Coalition
stated on April 30, 2012 in :
The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority "concluded that light rail in Cobb County would more than double commute time and would therefore be unsuccessful in alleviating traffic congestion."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • May 15, 2012
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
stated on April 16, 2012 in an ad:
"When housing and transportation costs are combined, Atlanta’s cost of living -- typically perceived as relatively low -- ranks as 7th worst out of 51 metros nationally."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • May 4, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 17, 2012 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club:
Before the HOPE scholarship, "70 percent of the high school students who made 1400 or above on their SAT left the state of Georgia. Now, 70 percent of those stay in the state of Georgia."
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • May 1, 2012
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on April 12, 2012 in :
Under President Barack Obama’s watch, "oil production on federal lands has decreased 14 percent over the past year."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • April 24, 2012
Michael Adams
Michael Adams
stated on April 15, 2012 in a newspaper article:
Georgia’s HOPE scholarship is "still the richest scholarship program in America."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • April 23, 2012
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on March 20, 2012 in a press release:
"The federal government owns tens of thousands of properties that are vacant or underused."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • April 20, 2012
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