Transportation tax takes turn on Truth-O-Meter

John Kennedy

Claim goes down in a ball of flames

Hartsfield-Jackson’s new international terminal is opening "within budget."

Colleen Kiernan

Low excise tax puts claim on green side

"Right now, we have the lowest gas tax of anywhere in the country."

Kasim Reed

Accurate but meaningless

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."

Brett Bittner

Transit claim goes off track

Taxpayers subsidize 80 percent of each MARTA trip

Transportation Leadership Coalition

Light rail claim light on proof

The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority "concluded that light rail in Cobb County would more than double commute time and would therefore be unsuccessful in alleviating traffic congestion."

Joe Biden

Virtually? Not exactly.

"When we took office, let me remind you, there was virtually no international pressure on Iran."

Charlie Flemming

$400 million estimate not so "close."

Georgia crackdown on illegal immigration costs state farmers $400 million last year.

Georgia Family Council

Stats a push on casino impact on crime

Crime rises in communities with casinos.

Saxby Chambliss

Some voted for it -- and still lost.

Each U.S. House member who voted to overhaul Social Security in 1983 was re-elected.

Hank Johnson

Cuba & North Korea may jail more.

"The United States imprisons more than any nation in the world."

Citizens for Transportation Mobility

It's not great, but not as bad as you think.

"When housing and transportation costs are combined, Atlanta’s cost of living -- typically perceived as relatively low -- ranks as 7th worst out of 51 metros nationally."

Saxby Chambliss

Senator hits target

The fastest-rising expense in the U.S. Defense Department is health care.

Nathan Deal

Data may be a decade old

Before the HOPE scholarship, "70 percent of the high school students who made 1400 or above on their SAT left the state of Georgia. Now, 70 percent of those stay in the state of Georgia."

Promise: Eliminate Georgia's marriage tax penalty

Update: New tax law fulfills campaign pledge for married couples

Citizens for Transportation Mobility

Where's the exit? This fact-check is expensive.

The average Atlanta resident "spends an extra $924 each year in additional gasoline and wasted time."

H. Ford Gravitt

It's must see TV, Mr. Mayor.

"We don’t allow filming inside of the City Hall unless there is a specific reason."

Jack Kingston

Good number, wrong context

Under President Barack Obama’s watch, "oil production on federal lands has decreased 14 percent over the past year."

Michael Adams

It's the richest of its kind

Georgia’s HOPE scholarship is "still the richest scholarship program in America."

Tom Graves

There's lots and lots of 'em

"The federal government owns tens of thousands of properties that are vacant or underused."

Chain e-mail

Hit the delete button on this claim

"The ACLU has filed a suit to end prayer from the military completely."