Latest Fact-Checks By Willoughby Mariano

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Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on January 24, 2011 in a speech:
If you tried to pay out $1 trillion by handing it out at $1 per second, it would take more than 31,000 years.
True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 9, 2011
General Beauregard Lee
General Beauregard Lee
stated on February 2, 2011 in his website:
Says he predicts the weather better than Punxsutawney Phil.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 4, 2011
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on January 25, 2011 in a tweet during the State of the Union address:
President Barack Obama supports immigration amnesty.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 1, 2011
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on January 10, 2011 in in a news release.:
Recommendations for a major tax overhaul for Georgia are an "overall tax hike."
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • January 28, 2011
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on December 25, 2010 in a newspaper article:
The nation's food supply is "99.99 percent safe."
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • January 19, 2011
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on December 16, 2010 in a state legislative committee meeting:
Under current U.S. immigration policy, "literally one person with a green card" can, in the extreme, bring in more than 270 of his relatives.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • January 18, 2011
Ray McBerry
Ray McBerry
stated on December 15, 2010 in a radio interview:
"You’ll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners," during the Civil War.
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • January 7, 2011
David Wyss
David Wyss
stated on December 13, 2010 in a newspaper article:
State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run.
True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 5, 2011
James Jolly
James Jolly
stated on October 1, 2010 in a University of Georgia System newsletter:
"Every student paying out-of-state tuition actually covers more than the cost of instruction."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • December 17, 2010
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
stated on December 5, 2010 in the TV show's season finale:
In the case of a catastrophic event, the Atlanta-area offices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will self-destruct.
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • December 10, 2010
CQ Press City Crime Rankings, 2010-2011
CQ Press City Crime Rankings, 2010-2011
stated on November 22, 2010 in a book:
The city of Atlanta ranks 25th among U.S. cities with the highest crime rates.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • December 7, 2010
Elaine Boyer
Elaine Boyer
stated on October 27, 2010 in a newspaper op-ed:
Low-flow toilets "can cost homeowners up to $1,000 each."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • December 1, 2010
Atlanta Sports Council
Atlanta Sports Council
stated on October 1, 2000 in a study:
The economic impact of Atlanta's 2000 Super Bowl was $292 million.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • November 19, 2010
Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue
stated on October 26, 2010 in speeches at schools across the state:
Georgia's high school graduation rate topped 80 percent in 2010.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 12, 2010
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
stated on November 20, 2010 in a press release:
"Georgia has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity in the United States."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 8, 2010
Barry Garner
Barry Garner
stated on November 2, 2010 in a newspaper article:
The Fulton County vote count will be finished by 11:30 p.m. on election night.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 5, 2010
Georgia House Democratic Caucus on behalf of Elena Parent
Georgia House Democratic Caucus on behalf of Elena Parent
stated on October 13, 2010 in a campaign mailer:
State House incumbent Jill Chambers, R-Atlanta, "personally profits from taxpayer money."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 30, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 15, 2010 in a press release:
Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 27, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on October 15, 2010 in a TV commercial:
Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal fought to weaken Georgia's rape shield law.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • October 22, 2010
Austin Scott
Austin Scott
stated on October 5, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial:
Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 19, 2010
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