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Jim Tharpe

Jim Tharpe

PolitiFact Georgia Editor

Jim Tharpe, Georgia PolitiFact Editor,  has worked as a reporter and editor for newspapers in Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. For 11 years at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he has written about everything from state politics to whale sharks. A graduate of the University of Florida, Tharpe was a 1989 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.

jtharpe@ajc.com

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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 29, 2016 Townhall.com
Hillary Clinton in 2005 co-sponsored legislation that would jail flag burners.
True
By Jim Tharpe • December 2, 2016
Various media reports 2
Various media reports 2
stated on November 10, 2016 news media reports
Newt Gingrich has been a proponent of selecting a president by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.
True
By Ariella Phillips, Jim Tharpe • November 16, 2016
Social Media
Social Media
stated on October 17, 2016 social media sites
Creflo Dollar has endorsed Republican Donald Trump for president.
Pants on Fire!
By Jim Tharpe • October 19, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 19, 2016 in a Facebook post and video
Hillary Clinton said, "with a straight face, that the terrorist attacks this weekend were caused by Donald J. Trump"
Half-True
By Jim Tharpe • September 23, 2016
Jim Barksdale
Jim Barksdale
stated on September 15, 2016 On his campaign website
In Georgia, women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men.  
Half-True
By Jim Tharpe • September 16, 2016
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on August 22, 2016 interview with an AP reporter in Memphis
Both the Democratic and Republican candidates for president in 2016 are "quite unpopular."
True
By Jim Tharpe • August 31, 2016
Allen Buckley
Allen Buckley
stated on July 13, 2016 a campaign statement
"U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has voted for $7 trillion of our national debt!"
Mostly True
By Jim Tharpe • August 10, 2016
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
stated on May 23, 2016 Facebook post.
Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump.
Mostly True
By Jim Tharpe • June 8, 2016
Video for Atlanta Super Bowl bid presentation
Video for Atlanta Super Bowl bid presentation
stated on May 24, 2016 Super Bowl bid
"Our population has grown from about 1 million in the 1970s to almost 7 million today."
Half-True
By Jim Tharpe • June 8, 2016
Vernon Keenan
Vernon Keenan
stated on April 26, 2016 Newspaper interview
The city of Clarkston "can’t decriminalize marijuana. Only state legislators and Congress can do that."
True
By Jim Tharpe • May 11, 2016
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