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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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