Latest Fact Checks By Willoughby Mariano

Isakson: Democrats failed to submit budget in past 1,000 days

By Willoughby Mariano

March 14, 2012

The "Democrat majority in the Senate has failed to submit [a] budget in the past 1,000 days."

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Congressman: Roughly half of super PAC money coming from “super rich”

By Willoughby Mariano

March 13, 2012

"In the last two years, super PACs raised more than $180 million -- with roughly half of it coming from fewer than 200 super-rich people…

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Congressman: Conservative group held “prayer vigil” against Girl Scout cookie sales

By Willoughby Mariano

March 9, 2012

A socially conservative group sponsored a "prayer vigil" to stop people from buying Girl Scout cookies because it thinks the Girl Scouts are affiliated with…

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Claim: Atlanta area is national leader in water conservation

By Willoughby Mariano

March 6, 2012

The Atlanta area’s water planning district "is now the national leader in conservation."

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Gingrich: Main reason for unemployment decline is shrinking workforce

By Willoughby Mariano

February 29, 2012

"The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"  

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Santorum: Supreme Court justice “prefers” South African Constitution

By Willoughby Mariano

February 28, 2012

Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said "she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution."

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Gingrich’s gun rack quip about Volt shot full of holes

By Willoughby Mariano

February 24, 2012

"You can’t put a gun rack in a [Chevrolet] Volt."  

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Gingrich says he was “exonerated” in ethics probe

By Willoughby Mariano

February 20, 2012

Says he was "exonerated in every single case" in 1990s ethics violations charges.

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Romney revises claim about the unemployed

By Eric Stirgus , Willoughby Mariano

February 10, 2012

"Twenty-five or 24 million people" are "out of work or stopped looking for work."

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Deal DUI Super Bowl ad cites good statistic

By Willoughby Mariano

February 3, 2012

"One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol."

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Spin on economy data leads partisans to opposite conclusions

By Willoughby Mariano

February 1, 2012

"Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today."

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Spin on jobs data leads partisans to opposite conclusions

By Willoughby Mariano

February 1, 2012

Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work."

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