Latest Fact-checks in Georgia Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Nathan Deal stated on January 31, 2012 in a television commercial: "One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol." Hank Johnson stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: "Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today." Phil Gingrey stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work." Casey Cagle stated on January 19, 2012 in a speech: Savannah is home to "the fastest-growing port in the nation." Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta. Kasim Reed stated on January 19, 2012 in the State of the City address: "We have cut crime across every single zone in the city of Atlanta by between 10 percent and 16 percent, depending on the zone." Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in a speech: "Right now in Georgia, nearly one in three leaving our prisons are re-convicted within three years." Tom Price stated on December 18, 2011 in Op-Ed: "[N]early one in three primary care doctors are forced to limit the number of Medicare patients they see." William Perry stated on January 4, 2012 in an interview: "Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms." Nathan Deal stated on December 5, 2011 in an op-ed: The planned expansion of Savannah’s port is a "jobs creating project." Judy Manning stated on January 4, 2012 in an interview: "When [Mitt Romney] was the governor of Massachusetts, he performed 100 — and I’m not sure this number is right, but my mind says it’s about 180 gay marriages." Georgia Democrats stated on December 21, 2011 in an online fundraising bid: "Republicans are attempting to remove Barack Obama from Georgia’s Presidential Ballot in 2012." Kasim Reed stated on January 3, 2012 in a meeting: "Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions." Phil Gingrey stated on December 28, 2011 in an online news story: When Georgia tightened its voter identification laws, the state sent a van and photographer to the homes of people who needed photo IDs and made them for free. Tom Price stated on December 8, 2011 in a letter: Congress gave an unelected board "the power to deny care to seniors." Buddy Carter stated on December 13, 2011 in a column: Georgia’s unemployment rate has exceeded the national rate for 50 consecutive months. Paul Broun stated on December 13, 2011 in a press release: "The latest unemployment numbers have shown that nearly 315,000 Americans have simply given up hope when it comes to finding a job." Grover Norquist stated on December 12, 2011 in a letter: "[E]xcise tax increases drive commerce across state lines." Curtis Foltz stated on November 8, 2011 in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated." City of Atlanta stated on November 28, 2011 in a news release: A database police use to look up wanted suspects excludes certain warrants issued by Atlanta Municipal Court. Club for Growth stated on November 30, 2011 in a press release: "[Former Georgia congressman] Bob Barr voted ... to raise his own pay." Thomas Brown stated on November 7, 2011 in an interview: "Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget." Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated. Herman Cain stated on October 19, 2011 in several public statements: Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not "regressive." Eric Gray stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech: Georgia is one of seven states to lose jobs in 2011 and has lost 8,200 jobs so far. Michele Bachmann stated on November 23, 2011 in an interview: Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal." Stacey Evans stated on November 18, 2011 in an op-ed: "By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds." D.A. King stated on October 11, 2011 in an op-ed: Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico." DeKalb County stated on November 11, 2011 in a brochure: A DeKalb sewer project "will create up to 4,000 direct jobs per year at peak production, many of which will be set aside exclusively for DeKalb residents." Herman Cain stated on October 11, 2011 in a debate: On auditing the Federal Reserve
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Nathan Deal stated on January 31, 2012 in a television commercial: "One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol." Hank Johnson stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: "Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today." Phil Gingrey stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work." Casey Cagle stated on January 19, 2012 in a speech: Savannah is home to "the fastest-growing port in the nation." Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta. Kasim Reed stated on January 19, 2012 in the State of the City address: "We have cut crime across every single zone in the city of Atlanta by between 10 percent and 16 percent, depending on the zone." Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in a speech: "Right now in Georgia, nearly one in three leaving our prisons are re-convicted within three years." Tom Price stated on December 18, 2011 in Op-Ed: "[N]early one in three primary care doctors are forced to limit the number of Medicare patients they see." William Perry stated on January 4, 2012 in an interview: "Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms." Nathan Deal stated on December 5, 2011 in an op-ed: The planned expansion of Savannah’s port is a "jobs creating project." Judy Manning stated on January 4, 2012 in an interview: "When [Mitt Romney] was the governor of Massachusetts, he performed 100 — and I’m not sure this number is right, but my mind says it’s about 180 gay marriages." Georgia Democrats stated on December 21, 2011 in an online fundraising bid: "Republicans are attempting to remove Barack Obama from Georgia’s Presidential Ballot in 2012." Kasim Reed stated on January 3, 2012 in a meeting: "Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions." Phil Gingrey stated on December 28, 2011 in an online news story: When Georgia tightened its voter identification laws, the state sent a van and photographer to the homes of people who needed photo IDs and made them for free. Tom Price stated on December 8, 2011 in a letter: Congress gave an unelected board "the power to deny care to seniors." Buddy Carter stated on December 13, 2011 in a column: Georgia’s unemployment rate has exceeded the national rate for 50 consecutive months. Paul Broun stated on December 13, 2011 in a press release: "The latest unemployment numbers have shown that nearly 315,000 Americans have simply given up hope when it comes to finding a job." Grover Norquist stated on December 12, 2011 in a letter: "[E]xcise tax increases drive commerce across state lines." Curtis Foltz stated on November 8, 2011 in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated." City of Atlanta stated on November 28, 2011 in a news release: A database police use to look up wanted suspects excludes certain warrants issued by Atlanta Municipal Court. Club for Growth stated on November 30, 2011 in a press release: "[Former Georgia congressman] Bob Barr voted ... to raise his own pay." Thomas Brown stated on November 7, 2011 in an interview: "Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget." Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated. Herman Cain stated on October 19, 2011 in several public statements: Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not "regressive." Eric Gray stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech: Georgia is one of seven states to lose jobs in 2011 and has lost 8,200 jobs so far. Michele Bachmann stated on November 23, 2011 in an interview: Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal." Stacey Evans stated on November 18, 2011 in an op-ed: "By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds." D.A. King stated on October 11, 2011 in an op-ed: Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico." DeKalb County stated on November 11, 2011 in a brochure: A DeKalb sewer project "will create up to 4,000 direct jobs per year at peak production, many of which will be set aside exclusively for DeKalb residents." Herman Cain stated on October 11, 2011 in a debate: On auditing the Federal Reserve
Nathan Deal stated on January 31, 2012 in a television commercial: "One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol."
Hank Johnson stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: "Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today."
Phil Gingrey stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work."
Casey Cagle stated on January 19, 2012 in a speech: Savannah is home to "the fastest-growing port in the nation."
Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta.
Kasim Reed stated on January 19, 2012 in the State of the City address: "We have cut crime across every single zone in the city of Atlanta by between 10 percent and 16 percent, depending on the zone."
Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in a speech: "Right now in Georgia, nearly one in three leaving our prisons are re-convicted within three years."
Tom Price stated on December 18, 2011 in Op-Ed: "[N]early one in three primary care doctors are forced to limit the number of Medicare patients they see."
William Perry stated on January 4, 2012 in an interview: "Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms."
Nathan Deal stated on December 5, 2011 in an op-ed: The planned expansion of Savannah’s port is a "jobs creating project."
Judy Manning stated on January 4, 2012 in an interview: "When [Mitt Romney] was the governor of Massachusetts, he performed 100 — and I’m not sure this number is right, but my mind says it’s about 180 gay marriages."
Georgia Democrats stated on December 21, 2011 in an online fundraising bid: "Republicans are attempting to remove Barack Obama from Georgia’s Presidential Ballot in 2012."
Kasim Reed stated on January 3, 2012 in a meeting: "Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions."
Phil Gingrey stated on December 28, 2011 in an online news story: When Georgia tightened its voter identification laws, the state sent a van and photographer to the homes of people who needed photo IDs and made them for free.
Tom Price stated on December 8, 2011 in a letter: Congress gave an unelected board "the power to deny care to seniors."
Buddy Carter stated on December 13, 2011 in a column: Georgia’s unemployment rate has exceeded the national rate for 50 consecutive months.
Paul Broun stated on December 13, 2011 in a press release: "The latest unemployment numbers have shown that nearly 315,000 Americans have simply given up hope when it comes to finding a job."
Grover Norquist stated on December 12, 2011 in a letter: "[E]xcise tax increases drive commerce across state lines."
Curtis Foltz stated on November 8, 2011 in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated."
City of Atlanta stated on November 28, 2011 in a news release: A database police use to look up wanted suspects excludes certain warrants issued by Atlanta Municipal Court.
Club for Growth stated on November 30, 2011 in a press release: "[Former Georgia congressman] Bob Barr voted ... to raise his own pay."
Thomas Brown stated on November 7, 2011 in an interview: "Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget."
Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated.
Herman Cain stated on October 19, 2011 in several public statements: Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not "regressive."
Eric Gray stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech: Georgia is one of seven states to lose jobs in 2011 and has lost 8,200 jobs so far.
Michele Bachmann stated on November 23, 2011 in an interview: Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal."
Stacey Evans stated on November 18, 2011 in an op-ed: "By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds."
D.A. King stated on October 11, 2011 in an op-ed: Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico."
DeKalb County stated on November 11, 2011 in a brochure: A DeKalb sewer project "will create up to 4,000 direct jobs per year at peak production, many of which will be set aside exclusively for DeKalb residents."
