Statements we say are False
Building and running the Atlanta Streetcar is projected to create 1,399 jobs.
Says Charlotte Nash "pretends to be a chicken farmer" in order to get property tax exemptions.
A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed.
A national organization says Georgia has one of America’s toughest ethics laws.
Under current U.S. immigration policy, "literally one person with a green card" can, in the extreme, bring in more than 270 of his relatives.
"[State Rep. Doug McKillip’s] donors deserve a refund."
A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue.
"[Georgia] Republicans have mismanaged unemployment benefits."
The economic impact of Atlanta's 2000 Super Bowl was $292 million.
State House incumbent Jill Chambers, R-Atlanta, "personally profits from taxpayer money."
Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China
The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles.
"Paul Broun Jr. sides with sexual deviants to support sale of 'crush videos.' "
Claims that Rep. Sanford Bishop votes similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are "inaccurate."
Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal "explicitly voted to fund abortions ..."
Some city of Atlanta employees "have not had raises in eight years."
"Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case."
Says his GOP challenger, Doug MacGinnitie, "hadn’t voted in a Republican primary for almost 20 years until 2008.
When he worked for AT&T, he "was responsible for large parts in a $5 billion organization."
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is a "career politician."
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