Truth-O-Meter sniffs out cheesy claims
The Truth-O-Meter spent last week searching for holes in politicians’ statements. And boy, did we find some cheesy ones. In fact, we found one about Swiss cheese from U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland. It paired nicely with a Mostly True statement about alcohol that we ran the following day. It was a PolitiFact Georgia version of a cocktail party. The festivities were brief. We marched on to cover statements on immigration and federal fiances. One from President Barack Obama stank like a slab of Limburger cheese. Join us on Twitter and Facebook to comment and read our latest updates.
By Willoughby Mariano :: Published on Sunday, February 27th, 2011 at 6:00 a.m.
A senator gets it right, a president gets it wrong
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson got an A in math, but President Obama scrambled the facts
By Jim Tharpe :: Published on Friday, February 11th, 2011 at 5:50 p.m.
Truth-O-Meter burrows for the truth
Trust PolitiFact Georgia to burrow for the darkest and fuzziest of truths. Last week, we tested a DeKalb County congressman on the economy, an Athens congressman on one of his tweets, boosterish claims about Atlanta tourism, and whether Egypt’s ambassador has his facts straight. Most importantly, we uncovered that metro Atlanta’s groundhog General Beauregard Lee, long overshadowed by the more famous Punxsutawney Phil, is better at predicting the weather. Scandalous. Join us on Twitter and Facebook to comment and read our latest updates.
By Willoughby Mariano :: Published on Sunday, February 6th, 2011 at 6:00 a.m.
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