Latest Fact-Checks By Nancy Badertscher

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David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on May 17, 2014 in television ad:
U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston voted for the "Cash for Clunkers" program.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos • July 14, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on July 8, 2014 in radio and television ad:
Says Congressman Jack Kingston voted to "raise his pay seven times."  
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • July 11, 2014
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on May 12, 2014 in Campaign ad:
President Obama has left the U.S. with the lowest number of active-duty troops since before World War II, putting the nation at risk.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos • July 7, 2014
Matt McGrath
Matt McGrath
stated on June 18, 2014 in press release and fundraising email:
"Gov. Deal has the worst record on education in the history of this state."
Pants on Fire!
By Nancy Badertscher • July 2, 2014
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on June 18, 2014 in radio and television add:
U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue’s company took $3 million from the federal stimulus program that President Barack Obama created.
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • June 30, 2014
Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner
stated on June 9, 2014 in opinion piece:
U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn has avoided taking a stand on Obamacare.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos • June 27, 2014
Georgia Restaurant Association
Georgia Restaurant Association
stated on June 25, 2014 in in a study:
The wages of about 60,562 state and local government employees would be affected if the minimum wage is increased to $10.10 in Georgia, for a combined cost to taxpayers of more than $164 million annually.  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • June 25, 2014
Republican Party of Georgia
Republican Party of Georgia
stated on June 4, 2014 in press release:
"Even when all other state agencies took cuts, Gov. [Nathan] Deal increased education spending every year."    
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • June 20, 2014
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on May 19, 2014 in statement:
"The numbers make it clear that Georgia voters are increasingly taking advantage of early voting opportunities."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • June 4, 2014
Peter Shumlin
Peter Shumlin
stated on May 21, 2014 in MSNBC:
"Nathan Deal cut the HOPE scholarship program so that literally 100,000 Georgians will not be able to go to college or get technical training that they so badly needed to raise -- you know, give them a chance at a good job."
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 30, 2014
Valarie Wilson
Valarie Wilson
stated on May 14, 2014 in a pamphlet:
Says Democratic candidate for state school superintendent Alisha Thomas Morgan voted to slash funding for the preschool programs for disabled and special needs students.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • May 27, 2014
John Stone
John Stone
stated on April 23, 2014 in campaign website and YouTube video:
Says he’s "the only licensed firearms dealer in America running for Congress."  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 14, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 23, 2014 in a press conference:
Roughly 500,000 Georgians -- or about 5 percent of the state’s residents -- have gone through a background check to legally obtain a Georgia weapons carry license.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 6, 2014
Wilton Gregory
Wilton Gregory
stated on March 31, 2014 in in the Georgia Bulletin, the Catholic newspaper:
The Cathedral of Christ the King is one of the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s largest and fastest-growing parishes.                                                                                                              
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 2, 2014
Don Balfour
Don Balfour
stated on April 15, 2014 in campaign flier:
"I am the only senator who turned down the state pension plan for part-time legislators."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 28, 2014
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on April 6, 2014 in interview while promoting book:
Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 25, 2014
Georgia Department of Public Health
Georgia Department of Public Health
stated on April 7, 2014 in department blog post:
"Georgia has the nation's fifth largest Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition program, serving more than 270,000 mothers, babies and children every day."
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 15, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 9, 2014 in campaign web site:
Says restoring Georgia pre-k to a 180-day program was a "real result" of his leadership.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 11, 2014
Meria Carstarphen
Meria Carstarphen
stated on March 27, 2014 in press release:
The Austin Independent School District’s graduation rate reached an all-time high of 82.5 percent in 2012.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 2, 2014
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on March 20, 2014 in press release:
Georgia has recovered more than $60 million that was lost to Medicaid fraud
True
By Nancy Badertscher • March 28, 2014
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