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Cleta Winslow

Cleta Winslow

Half-True

Time out on this claim.

"In this city, there hasn’t been a stadium that’s lasted more than 27 years."

Kasim Reed

Kasim Reed

Half-True

Cost depends on level of work

Says the Georgia Dome would need up to $350 million in work over the next five to seven years.

Duriya Farooqui

Duriya Farooqui

Mostly True

Close to the mark

"Of the 18 stadiums built from 2004 to 2013, 47 percent of the total cost came from public sources."

Nathan Deal

Nathan Deal

Half-True

Penalty!

Taxpayers are "on the hook ... for less than a third" of the proposed new Atlanta Falcons stadium, and those funds are "repaid from money that comes from outsiders."

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

True

Strange but true

"The Republican from Georgia [U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston], he hasn’t even been to a NASCAR race."

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