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Karen Handel

Karen Handel

Karen Handel is the former secretary of state of Georgia. She is also the former chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. Handel, a Republican, lost the runoff for the GOP nomination for Georgia governor in 2010.

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Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 24, 2020 an ad
Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police."
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2020
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 30, 2017 a telephone town hall
"The Affordable Care Act is the single largest tax increase in my lifetime."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 11, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 8, 2017 a debate
Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • June 14, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 6, 2017 a debate
"Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 7, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on March 21, 2017 an interview
"As chairman of the Fulton board of commissioners, I turned a $100 million deficit into a balanced budget."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 14, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on April 21, 2014 a press release
Says U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue flip-flopped on releasing his tax returns.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • May 9, 2014
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on April 7, 2014 an email
Seventy-two percent of Georgians did not have a chance to finish college.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 14, 2014
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on September 6, 2013 a radio ad
"Unlike you and me, Congress gets to keep up to $11,000 a year in taxpayer subsidies" under Obamacare.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 25, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 20, 2013 an email
Congress secured special Obamacare rules "to prevent their healthcare costs from rising."  
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 3, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 7, 2013 a website posting
"Only in Washington would politicians spend $27 million to teach Moroccans how to make pottery."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • August 21, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on July 18, 2013 a Twitter post
"The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos."
True
By Janel Davis • July 26, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on September 11, 2012 a book
"The truth is, Planned Parenthood does not provide mammograms. Planned Parenthood refers women to mammography providers, serving as the middlewoman, if you will."
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By Janel Davis • September 25, 2012
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on September 11, 2012 a book
"Obamacare will provide coverage for abortions, despite the president’s commitment that it would not."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • September 24, 2012
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on July 21, 2010 an interview on WSB-TV
GOP candidate for governor Nathan Deal "is a former Clinton Democrat."
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe, Willoughby Mariano • July 23, 2010
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 28, 2010 a campaign mailer
"John Oxendine is under a state ethics investigation because he illegally funneled more than $120,000 to his campaign from shady insurance political action committees in Alabama."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 12, 2010
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 9, 2010 a newspaper article
Says she was never a  member of the Georgia Log Cabin Republicans.
Pants on Fire!
By Jim Tharpe • June 16, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About Karen Handel

Lucy McBath
Lucy McBath
stated on September 28, 2020 an ad
Says Karen Handel "slashed the Centers for Disease Control's ability to fight diseases, cutting millions in research funding."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 23, 2020
Lucy McBath
Lucy McBath
stated on September 9, 2020 an ad
Says Karen Handel voted with Donald Trump, "gutting health care for millions, supporting horrific child separation policies" and for "abortion bans."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2020
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on June 6, 2017 a debate
"In 2012, you were discussing how you led the effort to defund breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • June 7, 2017
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on July 30, 2010 a press release
Republican candidate for governor "Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 4, 2010
Melanie Crozier
Melanie Crozier
stated on July 21, 2010 a Politico article
Karen Handel "would have felt like it was OK to go in and abort" Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome.
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • July 26, 2010
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 9, 2010 a newspaper article
Says she was never a  member of the Georgia Log Cabin Republicans.
Pants on Fire!
By Jim Tharpe • June 16, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on May 12, 2010 in a statement published in the Rome News Tribune.
"Handel endorsed gay adoption" in 2003 when she was running for chairwoman of the Fulton County Commission.
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe • June 7, 2010
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