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Kasim Reed

Kasim Reed

Kasim Reed is Mayor of Atlanta.

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Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on September 16, 2016 a White House press conference
"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."
Half-True
September 30, 2016
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on November 17, 2015 press release
While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.  
Mostly True
November 30, 2015
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 11, 2015 a speech at the Commerce Club
"Peachtree and Pine is one of the leading sites for tuberculosis in the nation."
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 19, 2015
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on July 15, 2014 a press release
Kasim Reed has kept every promise he made as a candidate.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • August 15, 2014
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on July 29, 2014 press conference
"The minimum number of infrastructure (needs) in Atlanta is $900 million."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 12, 2014
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 31, 2014 a speech
The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union."
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 18, 2014
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 31, 2014 a speech
"Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2014
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 an interview
"State law says that once the state appraises a piece of property, they can only pay it a certain amount above appraisal."  
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By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • August 26, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 a radio interview
Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • August 19, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on May 29, 2013 leadership forum
My office is about a 300-step walk to the governor's office.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • June 5, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on February 13, 2013 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
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on February 13, 2013 a speech
Felony crimes in the city of Atlanta are the lowest they have been since 1969.
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By Eric Stirgus • February 26, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on December 11, 2012
On same-sex marriage
Full Flop
By Willoughby Mariano • January 9, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on September 23, 2012 an interview
Says "you cannot implement Paul Ryan’s plan without allowing for any increases in revenue."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 28, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on July 17, 2012 news conference
The state of Georgia has lost 200,000 total jobs and 50,000 construction jobs since May 2007.
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By Eric Stirgus • July 25, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on March 13, 2012 press conference
The new Hartsfield-Jackson international terminal was "on time and on budget."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • June 6, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on April 25, 2012 a press release
The recent process of awarding $3 billion worth of airport vending contracts was the "most open and transparent procurement process in the city’s history."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • May 21, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on February 23, 2012 an interview
"We also have, in a park that’s not far from here, an ability to build a reservoir that can hold a 30-day water supply for the city of Atlanta."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 19, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 19, 2012 the State of the City address
"We have cut crime across every single zone in the city of Atlanta by between 10 percent and 16 percent, depending on the zone."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 27, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 3, 2012 a meeting
"Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 12, 2012
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Latest Fact-Checks About Kasim Reed

William Perry
William Perry
stated on March 20, 2013 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
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on October 29, 2011 a newspaper column
"If [Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed] wants to be like Bull Connor, then so be it."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • November 8, 2011
Ralph Long
Ralph Long
stated on July 6, 2011 a press conference
"The [Georgia] General Assembly took away the Atlanta Board of Education’s oversight of the superintendent."
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By Eric Stirgus • July 13, 2011
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