The hallways under the Gold Dome are quiet now. But the 2015 Legislature session kept reporters and fact checkers alike busy during a 40-day session filled with truths, falsehoods and some claims that fell in between.
The legalization of a cannabis oil for certain medical conditions in Georgia is just a governor's signature away from reality.
The two-year battle for medical marijuana has lent itself to several claims and counterclaims that PolitiFact Georgia checked as the debate wound its way under the Gold Dome.
An ongoing debate over whether Georgia should adopt a religious liberty law is in its second year under the Gold Dome. The speculation and conjecture don't lend themselves to fact checks, but there are judicial facts that can help inform the discussion.
At the forefront of the General Assembly session is a tax proposal to raise at least $1 billion a year in new money for transportation fixes. As it stands now, House Bill 170 would end state sales taxes on gasoline and replace them with a state excise tax on fuel of 29.2 cents per gallon, but the debate continues. Here are some of our fact checks on the issue.
Actress Patricia Arquette accepted an Oscar for her work in "Boyhood" Sunday night and spoke out on an issue often raised in Georgia politics: The wage gap between men and women.
PolitiFact Georgia has found that the rating for the claims vary as widely as the studies that confirm at least some divide,
Education - from its role in economic development to what to fund and how - remains a hot topic in Georgia.
As state lawmakers begin the annual budget process with extra money for education for the first time in years, PolitiFact Georgia has already taken on some claims on the issue.
The most recent exclusive Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll showed that the economy and jobs are the top issue on Georgians' minds for the third year in a row.
The question of what state officials can, or should, do to boost employment will be a hot topic under the Gold Dome. Already, PolitiFact Georgia has looked at some claims on the issue.
PolitiFact Georgia will be keeping its eye on state lawmakers when they convene for the 153rd legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly.
Check out some fact checks already published on top issues expected during the session.
It's not always a statement by a politician that spins the Truth-O-Meter into action.
There are plenty of claims going viral via social media that drew the attention and scrutiny of PolitiFact Georgia in 2014.
Below are some of our favorite memes of the year.
The scribes at PolitiFact Georgia are finishing up another year of fact checks. Here's a look at the year, by the numbers.
There are times when a little additional context or clarification can add to the accuracy of a statement.
PolitiFact calls those claims Mostly True. Below is a sampling of some of 2014's top Mostly True statements from Georgia politicians.
It's roundup time at PolitiFact Georgia.
We're kicking off our yearly review with a look at the claims in 2014 that, ahem, earned the distinction of Pants on Fire.