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Fact-checks (3855)

Rich Golick stated on March 03, 2015 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Uber and other ride-share firms are not required to carry auto insurance under Georgia law. 
By April Hunt• March 20, 2015
Viral image stated on March 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 3, 2020
Richard Saslaw stated on January 09, 2013 in an interview:
"One-third of the gasoline is purchased by out-of-state people" in Virginia
By Nancy Madsen• February 5, 2013
Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post:
The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.
By April Hunt• April 27, 2015
Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 23, 2015 in state DOT road signs:
Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year.
By April Hunt• April 28, 2015
Nathan Deal stated on January 31, 2012 in a television commercial:
"One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol."
By Willoughby Mariano• February 3, 2012
Sloan Roach stated on November 06, 2014 in a television interview:
Georgia has led the nation in student fatalities caused by motorists illegally passing stopped school buses.
By Nancy Badertscher, April Hunt• November 11, 2014
Charles "Chuck" Spahos stated on December 03, 2014 in a joint legislative hearing:
When Colorado  eased its medical marijuana laws, fatal accidents involving pot-using drivers soared while overall traffic fatalities decreased.
By April Hunt• December 15, 2014
David Ralston stated on July 10, 2012 in an article:
Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver’s license renewal process.  
By Eric Stirgus• July 17, 2012
E. Frank Stephenson stated on August 14, 2015 in a Georgia Public Policy Foundation blog post:
"Contrary to media reports, Georgia’s gas tax change led to no price increase at the pump."
By April Hunt• September 9, 2015
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. 
By Willoughby Mariano• January 10, 2012
Chip Rogers stated on August 22, 2011 in a meeting:
Rail "doesn’t do a great job in lessening traffic."
By Willoughby Mariano• September 6, 2011
Georgia Department of Transportation stated on January 24, 2015 in overhead sign on I-85 South:
"GEORGIA ROADWAY FATALITIES THIS YEAR: 59 PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY"  
By Nancy Badertscher• February 2, 2015
Russell McMurry stated on May 11, 2015 in news reports:
Georgia is on track for 1,200 traffic fatalities this year, a reversal of nine years of declines.
By April Hunt• May 20, 2015
Liberal Blogger stated on February 23, 2011 in a blog post:
Under a proposed Georgia law, "women who miscarry could become felons."  
By Willoughby Mariano• March 2, 2011
State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015 in :
By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.  
By Nancy Badertscher• December 30, 2015
Jon Erpenbach stated on June 06, 2019 in a tweet:
"If out-of-state drivers paid gas tax, they would contribute $73 million to fix our roads"
By Mica Soellner• June 28, 2019
Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated on May 18, 2012 in remarks to reporters:
"The Republican from Georgia [U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston], he hasn’t even been to a NASCAR race."
By Willoughby Mariano• May 30, 2012
David Dewhurst stated on June 11, 2010 in an interview.:
You "can't check out a library book without a photo ID."  
By W. Gardner Selby• December 11, 2010
John Sherman stated on September 12, 2011 in a newsletter:
The Atlanta Beltline paid nearly $3.5 million for less than a quarter-acre.
By Eric Stirgus• September 28, 2011

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Fact checking the new transportation law

By April Hunt• May 7, 2015

About those claims from the General Assembly

By April Hunt• April 8, 2015

No pants burned, but toilets did flush

By Willoughby Mariano• December 5, 2010

Checking Obama's promises on flexible-fuel cars

By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012

GOP Ad Guru Fred Davis versus the Truth-O-Meter

By Robert Farley• September 23, 2010

The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday

By Ellie Borst, Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2022

Fact-checking Georgia's down ballot races

By April Hunt• September 30, 2014

The weird and wacky Truth-O-Meters of late

By April Hunt• October 16, 2015

A post-mortem on Georgia's midterm elections

By April Hunt• November 5, 2014

What exactly is a recession? Sorting out a confusing topic

By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2022

No shortage of energy claims -- true or otherwise

By Molly Moorhead• April 3, 2012

One car, two car, red car, blue car

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• August 26, 2010

Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why

By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022

Looming food shortages? Probably not in the US

By Jon Greenberg• April 18, 2022

A ‘crook’? ‘Totally exonerated’? Misleading claims about Ga. Sen. David Perdue and his stock trades

By Tom Kertscher• December 4, 2020

It's Bloomberg vs. LaPierre on gun claims

By Molly Moorhead• March 27, 2013

Gasoline price blame game: 2012 edition

By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2012

PolitiFact readers tell us what they think

By Jim Tharpe• December 21, 2010

Texas no-fly zone?

By • June 8, 2011

High prices and depleted shelves: Here’s why the supply chain is a mess — and will be for a while

By Bill McCarthy• October 15, 2021