0 People 7234 Fact-checks 2350 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (7234) Nathan Deal stated on July 30, 2010 in a press release: Republican candidate for governor "Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign." By Willoughby Mariano• August 4, 2010 Yolanda Adrean stated on June 20, 2011 in Website: "We [the city of Atlanta] are overbuilt on housing." By M.B. Pell• September 7, 2011 Phil Gingrey stated on August 14, 2012 in : Medicare "premium support" backed by Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan "is not vouchers." By Willoughby Mariano• September 17, 2012 AFSCME stated on June 14, 2012 in a radio appearance: The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is "a self-funded pension plan" and "it’s the money of the workers’ that funds it." By Dave Umhoefer• July 4, 2012 Scott Walker stated on July 12, 2012 in an op-ed piece: A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making 122,000 people ineligible for Medicaid. By Guy Boulton, Dave Umhoefer• July 29, 2012 David Cicilline stated on November 18, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to "expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.’’ By Lynn Arditi• January 1, 2012 Michael Opitz stated on May 29, 2012 in a YouTube ad: U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey gave the government the power to electronically spy on Americans without a warrant. By Willoughby Mariano• June 27, 2012 Nathan Deal stated on November 29, 2012 in a television interview: 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." By Willoughby Mariano• January 4, 2013 Crossroads GPS stated on March 09, 2011 in a television ad: In fighting collective bargaining changes, Democrats are trying to "protect a system that pays unionized government workers 42 percent more than non-union workers." By Dave Umhoefer• March 15, 2011 Vicki McKenna stated on February 18, 2013 in a radio talk show broadcast: A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting." By James B. Nelson• March 10, 2013 Michael Adams stated on April 15, 2012 in a newspaper article: Georgia’s HOPE scholarship is "still the richest scholarship program in America." By Willoughby Mariano• April 23, 2012 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." By Willoughby Mariano• February 1, 2012 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." By Willoughby Mariano• February 1, 2012 Fred Risser stated on May 19, 2011 in a debate on the Senate floor.: Says Wisconsin state Senate President Michael Elllis (R-Neenah) broke Senate rules during debate on a photo ID bill for voters. By James B. Nelson• June 5, 2011 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview: Wisconsin’s monthly job reports have a "margin of error" of 75 percent and were "way off" in eight of first 10 months of 2011. By Tom Kertscher• January 4, 2012 Karen Handel stated on June 09, 2010 in a newspaper article: Says she was never a member of the Georgia Log Cabin Republicans. By Jim Tharpe• June 16, 2010 Ray McBerry stated on December 15, 2010 in a radio interview: "You’ll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners," during the Civil War. By Willoughby Mariano• January 7, 2011 Nathan Deal stated on April 17, 2012 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club: 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." By Willoughby Mariano• May 1, 2012 Richard Tomlins stated on August 22, 2011 in a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents: "Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 4, 2011 Jeff Greene stated on July 31, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: "Kendrick Meek was named one of the two most corrupt Democrats in Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington." By Aaron Sharockman• August 3, 2010 Articles (2350) Truth-O-Meter rattles saber, burns britches By Willoughby Mariano• January 9, 2011 As election approaches, Truth-o-Meter whirls By Willoughby Mariano• October 24, 2010 Happy Birthday to Us! By Willoughby Mariano• June 5, 2011 Truth-O-Meter gets tuneup By Willoughby Mariano• July 31, 2011 Truth-O-Meter spent week detecting exaggerations By Willoughby Mariano• October 10, 2010 Truth-O-Meter sniffs out cheesy claims By Willoughby Mariano• February 27, 2011 Final days of election: Dynamite! By Willoughby Mariano• October 31, 2010 Politicians (and Glenn Beck) had money on their minds By Willoughby Mariano• September 5, 2010 Elections are over, but the Truth-O-Meter abides By Willoughby Mariano• November 7, 2010 Truth-O-Meter patrols the border By Willoughby Mariano• May 22, 2011 Truth-O-Meter points needle at state politics By Willoughby Mariano• January 30, 2011 Obama and Romney square off over international relations By Jim Tharpe• November 3, 2012 Some claims held water. Others needed to be flushed. By Willoughby Mariano• April 10, 2011 With the election's end, 'truthiness' improves By Jim Tharpe• November 14, 2010 Call the doctor! Truthiness in critical condition By Willoughby Mariano• May 8, 2011 Stakes high for AJC PolitiFact Georgia By Willoughby Mariano• September 19, 2010 PolitiFact checks run gamut By Jim Tharpe• May 1, 2011 Behind the rhetoric: How Walker's union limits affected school budgets By Dave Umhoefer• May 19, 2012 Gasoline price blame game: 2012 edition By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2012 PolitiFact Georgia goes for broke on the national debt By Willoughby Mariano• April 17, 2011
Nathan Deal stated on July 30, 2010 in a press release: Republican candidate for governor "Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign." By Willoughby Mariano• August 4, 2010 Yolanda Adrean stated on June 20, 2011 in Website: "We [the city of Atlanta] are overbuilt on housing." By M.B. Pell• September 7, 2011 Phil Gingrey stated on August 14, 2012 in : Medicare "premium support" backed by Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan "is not vouchers." By Willoughby Mariano• September 17, 2012 AFSCME stated on June 14, 2012 in a radio appearance: The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is "a self-funded pension plan" and "it’s the money of the workers’ that funds it." By Dave Umhoefer• July 4, 2012 Scott Walker stated on July 12, 2012 in an op-ed piece: A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making 122,000 people ineligible for Medicaid. By Guy Boulton, Dave Umhoefer• July 29, 2012 David Cicilline stated on November 18, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to "expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.’’ By Lynn Arditi• January 1, 2012 Michael Opitz stated on May 29, 2012 in a YouTube ad: U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey gave the government the power to electronically spy on Americans without a warrant. By Willoughby Mariano• June 27, 2012 Nathan Deal stated on November 29, 2012 in a television interview: 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." By Willoughby Mariano• January 4, 2013 Crossroads GPS stated on March 09, 2011 in a television ad: In fighting collective bargaining changes, Democrats are trying to "protect a system that pays unionized government workers 42 percent more than non-union workers." By Dave Umhoefer• March 15, 2011 Vicki McKenna stated on February 18, 2013 in a radio talk show broadcast: A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting." By James B. Nelson• March 10, 2013 Michael Adams stated on April 15, 2012 in a newspaper article: Georgia’s HOPE scholarship is "still the richest scholarship program in America." By Willoughby Mariano• April 23, 2012 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." By Willoughby Mariano• February 1, 2012 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." By Willoughby Mariano• February 1, 2012 Fred Risser stated on May 19, 2011 in a debate on the Senate floor.: Says Wisconsin state Senate President Michael Elllis (R-Neenah) broke Senate rules during debate on a photo ID bill for voters. By James B. Nelson• June 5, 2011 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview: Wisconsin’s monthly job reports have a "margin of error" of 75 percent and were "way off" in eight of first 10 months of 2011. By Tom Kertscher• January 4, 2012 Karen Handel stated on June 09, 2010 in a newspaper article: Says she was never a member of the Georgia Log Cabin Republicans. By Jim Tharpe• June 16, 2010 Ray McBerry stated on December 15, 2010 in a radio interview: "You’ll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners," during the Civil War. By Willoughby Mariano• January 7, 2011 Nathan Deal stated on April 17, 2012 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club: 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." By Willoughby Mariano• May 1, 2012 Richard Tomlins stated on August 22, 2011 in a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents: "Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 4, 2011 Jeff Greene stated on July 31, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: "Kendrick Meek was named one of the two most corrupt Democrats in Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington." By Aaron Sharockman• August 3, 2010
Truth-O-Meter rattles saber, burns britches By Willoughby Mariano• January 9, 2011 As election approaches, Truth-o-Meter whirls By Willoughby Mariano• October 24, 2010 Happy Birthday to Us! By Willoughby Mariano• June 5, 2011 Truth-O-Meter gets tuneup By Willoughby Mariano• July 31, 2011 Truth-O-Meter spent week detecting exaggerations By Willoughby Mariano• October 10, 2010 Truth-O-Meter sniffs out cheesy claims By Willoughby Mariano• February 27, 2011 Final days of election: Dynamite! By Willoughby Mariano• October 31, 2010 Politicians (and Glenn Beck) had money on their minds By Willoughby Mariano• September 5, 2010 Elections are over, but the Truth-O-Meter abides By Willoughby Mariano• November 7, 2010 Truth-O-Meter patrols the border By Willoughby Mariano• May 22, 2011 Truth-O-Meter points needle at state politics By Willoughby Mariano• January 30, 2011 Obama and Romney square off over international relations By Jim Tharpe• November 3, 2012 Some claims held water. Others needed to be flushed. By Willoughby Mariano• April 10, 2011 With the election's end, 'truthiness' improves By Jim Tharpe• November 14, 2010 Call the doctor! Truthiness in critical condition By Willoughby Mariano• May 8, 2011 Stakes high for AJC PolitiFact Georgia By Willoughby Mariano• September 19, 2010 PolitiFact checks run gamut By Jim Tharpe• May 1, 2011 Behind the rhetoric: How Walker's union limits affected school budgets By Dave Umhoefer• May 19, 2012 Gasoline price blame game: 2012 edition By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2012 PolitiFact Georgia goes for broke on the national debt By Willoughby Mariano• April 17, 2011
