Latest Fact-Checks By Janel Davis

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Elizabeth Colbert Busch
Elizabeth Colbert Busch
stated on April 9, 2013 in a news release:
In South Carolina, women earn 76 cents on the dollar to men’s earnings.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 12, 2013
B. Heath Mitchell
B. Heath Mitchell
stated on April 2, 2013 in newspaper article:
The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 8, 2013
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on February 24, 2013 in newspaper column:
"Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 3, 2013
William Perry
William Perry
stated on March 20, 2013 in newspaper column:
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 1, 2013
James Bell
James Bell
stated on March 14, 2013 in press release:
Every day, "about 100 people will be arrested for possession of marijuana in Georgia."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • March 26, 2013
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on February 27, 2013 in House debate:
Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • March 20, 2013
JoEllen Smith
JoEllen Smith
stated on February 22, 2013 in an editorial:
Cobb is one of the largest school systems (in the nation) that is debt free.
True
By Janel Davis • March 15, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on February 13, 2013 in news story:
Says the Georgia Dome would need up to $350 million in work over the next five to seven years.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • March 8, 2013
Paul Howard
Paul Howard
stated on February 17, 2013 in a news story:
"In Atlanta, since 1994 when the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ (mandatory minimum sentences) took effect, the violent crime rate has dropped 62 percent."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • March 5, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on February 13, 2013 in a fundraiser letter:
Says that except for foreign policy, Ron Paul’s voting record and his voting record are virtually identical.
True
By Janel Davis • February 25, 2013
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post:
"What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • February 22, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on February 13, 2013 in fundraising letter:
"I was the first member of Congress to call him (Barack Obama) a socialist..."
False
By Janel Davis • February 15, 2013
Leah Ward Sears
Leah Ward Sears
stated on February 5, 2013 in newspaper column:
"I was never against same-sex marriage."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • February 13, 2013
Dan Becker
Dan Becker
stated on January 14, 2013 in a news release:
"This is the first time since Roe was decided in 1973 that a court has granted personhood status to the preborn."
False
By Janel Davis • February 8, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 16, 2013 in in a speech:
"A majority of Americans agree with" a ban on assault weapons. "And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan."  
True
By Janel Davis • February 5, 2013
Georgia Lottery
Georgia Lottery
stated on January 24, 2013 in on a ticket:
Odds of winning the Monopoly Millionaire instant win game are 1 in 3.27.
True
By Janel Davis • February 1, 2013
J.D. Van Brink
J.D. Van Brink
stated on December 10, 2012 in in a tea party meeting:
The federal government owns 30 percent of the land in the 50 states, or about 650 million acres.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • January 28, 2013
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
stated on January 17, 2013 in in a video:
Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., celebrates gun ownership even in the face of school shootings.
Pants on Fire!
By Janel Davis • January 25, 2013
College presidents
College presidents
stated on December 19, 2012 in in a letter:
In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • January 18, 2013
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on January 10, 2013 in a speech:
U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if she's raped.
False
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • January 16, 2013
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