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Chris Clark stated on April 30, 2013 in a meeting:

In just six years, Georgia has dropped from first in the nation from a business-friendly legal climate to 24th.

By Eric Stirgus• May 7, 2013

Republican Governors Association stated on September 14, 2010 in a television ad:

Roy Barnes "made Georgia dead last in education" and Georgia "led the nation in job losses."

By Eric Stirgus• September 21, 2010

Stacey Abrams stated on August 01, 2012 in a press release:

Says Georgia ranks "near the bottom in per capita transportation spending."

By Eric Stirgus• August 7, 2012

GSU Alumni Association stated on January 13, 2015 in mass email:

The merger of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College will make GSU one of the largest universities in the nation, with more than 54,000 students.

By Nancy Badertscher• January 23, 2015

Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate:

Georgia has “almost 100,000 more (COVID-19) cases, almost twice as many deaths and almost 600 more nursing home deaths than North Carolina.”

By Paul Specht• October 15, 2020

Tim Echols stated on October 26, 2015 in an opinion piece in a trade magazine:

"Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower."

By April Hunt• November 10, 2015

Barack Obama stated on August 09, 2008 in a statement by Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan :

"John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government."

By Shawn Zeller• August 13, 2008

Democratic Party of Georgia stated on November 18, 2010 in a Facebook post:

"[Georgia] Republicans have mismanaged unemployment benefits."

By Eric Stirgus• November 30, 2010

Bloggers stated on April 21, 2021 in articles and social media:

Group “identifies 12,547 illegal votes” in Georgia's 2020 election results, “exceeds margin of victory in the state.”

By Tom Kertscher• April 28, 2021

John Oxendine stated on June 03, 2010 in in a video on his Web site. :

"We have SAT scores lower than that of Alabama."

By Willoughby Mariano• June 5, 2010

Lynn Westmoreland stated on October 08, 2011 in a meeting:

Georgia has had ʺmore bank failures than any other state.ʺ

By Eric Stirgus• November 14, 2011

Jeff Chapman stated on June 17, 2010 in Jekyll Island gubernatorial debate:

Georgia has "more illegal aliens than the state of Arizona."

By Jim Tharpe• June 25, 2010

J.B. Powell stated on September 09, 2010 in a news release:

Horse racing could boost Georgia's economy by $1 billion a year and create 10,000 to 20,000 jobs.

By Eric Stirgus• September 17, 2010

Republican National Committee stated on August 02, 2010 in a press release:

Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed

By Eric Stirgus• August 5, 2010

Maria Bartiromo stated on March 16, 2021 in an interview with former President Donald Trump:

The Washington Post was "forced to correct what (Donald Trump) told the secretary of state of Georgia.”

By Bill McCarthy• March 17, 2021

Raphael Warnock stated on January 20, 2014 in a speech:

"Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union."

By Eric Stirgus• February 3, 2014

Jan Jones stated on February 06, 2012 in an essay:

"[W]hen adjusted for cost of living, Georgia ranks first nationally in teacher salary and benefits."

By Eric Stirgus• February 22, 2012

Liquid Death stated on October 27, 2022 in an ad:

In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."

By Tom Kertscher• November 8, 2022

Georgia politicians stated on July 20, 2010 in political campaign:

Georgia is "the Saudi Arabia of pine trees."

By Jim Tharpe• July 25, 2010

Hank Huckaby stated on December 16, 2014 in civic club speech:

Only 42 percent of young Georgians have a college certificate or degree, but soon 60 percent of jobs will require some college credential.

By Nancy Badertscher• January 7, 2015

Oops! My statement was wrong.

By Eric Stirgus• December 24, 2013

Candidates take a ride on the Truth-O-Meter as May 20 primaries approach

By Nancy Badertscher• April 29, 2014

What Trump told Georgia election officials

By Samantha Putterman• March 16, 2021

Who knew? A round up of fact-checks that proved true

By Jim Tharpe• December 25, 2013

Fact-check: 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election

By Amy Sherman• August 15, 2023

A new look for PolitiFact Georgia

By Angie Drobnic Holan, April Hunt• September 16, 2014

Kamala Harris says voter suppression kept Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum out of office. Really?

By Amy Sherman• May 10, 2019

It's election time. Have you read your Truth-O-Meter?

By Willoughby Mariano• July 19, 2010

Is life as hard in Georgia as Stacey Abrams said? We checked her stats

By Jon Greenberg• May 31, 2022

All about education

By April Hunt• January 28, 2015

Republicans attack Republicans in Georgia, hoping to keep GOP control of the U.S. Senate

By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2020

3 key differences between Donald Trump’s Georgia indictment and his other 3

By Louis Jacobson• August 15, 2023

A look at LGBT claims in Georgia

By April Hunt• October 7, 2015

What Joe Biden, Stacey Abrams and Georgia senators said about a MLB boycott

By Amy Sherman• April 21, 2021

What did Trump say in the other phone calls to Georgia officials?

By Amy Sherman• July 25, 2023

Labor commissioner hopeful Butler accused of trying to "bully" educators

By Eric Stirgus• October 29, 2010

PolitiFact Georgia at 5 shares some favorite claims

By Nancy Badertscher• June 2, 2015

With the election's end, 'truthiness' improves

By Jim Tharpe• November 14, 2010

About that big Thanksgiving meal ...

By April Hunt• November 25, 2015

Critics say Georgia’s abortion law could land women in prison. Here's what we know

By Amy Sherman• May 24, 2019

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