Latest False 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 Ray Lewis stated on May 25, 2011 in an interview: "Do this research … watch how much crime picks up if you take away [football]." Herman Cain stated on May 21, 2011 in in a speech announcing his presidential run: In the U.S. Constitution, "there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Nathan Deal stated on May 9, 2011 in a speech: "The health care price tag for childhood obesity in Georgia is $2.4 billion annually and rising." Saxby Chambliss stated on March 28, 2011 in a letter to a constituent: Says the Internal Revenue Service estimated it must hire "16,500 agents at a cost of $10 billion to the taxpayer" to enforce the federal health care overhaul. Herman Cain stated on March 17, 2011 in an interview: Says "in Canada, the number of CT scan machines per 1,000 people is like one-tenth of what we have here in this country. That's why people have to wait." Allie McCullen stated on March 2, 2011 in a speech: "The Georgia Lottery Corp. has only once in the past 16 years paid out the agreed upon 35 percent of proceeds to the account which funds the HOPE scholarship." Paul Broun stated on April 12, 2011 in a speech before Congress: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent his advisers to study socialism with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin so the president could replicate it in the United States. Paul Broun stated on April 1, 2011 in a speech before Congress: Says the federal government borrows "almost $60 billion per week." Georgia state senators stated on March 16, 2011 in a legislative debate: Say easing restrictions on selling alcohol on Sundays will result in more traffic crashes and fatalities. John Lewis stated on January 17, 2011 in a newsletter to constituents: Building and running the Atlanta Streetcar is projected to create 1,399 jobs. Larry Gause stated on March 1, 2011 in a flier and campaign website: Says Charlotte Nash "pretends to be a chicken farmer" in order to get property tax exemptions. Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on January 31, 2011 in a press release: A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed. Joe Wilkinson stated on January 20, 2011 in a newspaper article: A national organization says Georgia has one of America’s toughest ethics laws. Phil Gingrey stated on December 16, 2010 in a state legislative committee meeting: Under current U.S. immigration policy, "literally one person with a green card" can, in the extreme, bring in more than 270 of his relatives. Jane Kidd stated on December 7, 2010 in press release: "[State Rep. Doug McKillip’s] donors deserve a refund." NFL Players Association stated on November 22, 2010 in a letter: A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue. Democratic Party of Georgia stated on November 18, 2010 in a Facebook post: "[Georgia] Republicans have mismanaged unemployment benefits." Atlanta Sports Council stated on October 1, 2000 in a study: The economic impact of Atlanta's 2000 Super Bowl was $292 million. Georgia House Democratic Caucus on behalf of Elena Parent stated on October 13, 2010 in a campaign mailer: State House incumbent Jill Chambers, R-Atlanta, "personally profits from taxpayer money." Austin Scott stated on October 5, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China Phil Gingrey stated on September 25, 2010 in a CNN interview: The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles. Russell Edwards stated on July 22, 2010 in his campaign Web site: "Paul Broun Jr. sides with sexual deviants to support sale of 'crush videos.' " Sanford Bishop stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement: Claims that Rep. Sanford Bishop votes similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are "inaccurate." Erick Erickson stated on July 26, 2010 in a blog post: Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal "explicitly voted to fund abortions ..." Charles Clark stated on June 24, 2010 in a telephone interview: Some city of Atlanta employees "have not had raises in eight years." Rob Teilhet stated on July 13, 2010 in a telephone interview: "Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case." Brian Kemp stated on July 5, 2010 in a Cobb County Republican Party breakfast speech June 5: Says his GOP challenger, Doug MacGinnitie, "hadn’t voted in a Republican primary for almost 20 years until 2008. John Albers stated on April 27, 2010: When he worked for AT&T, he "was responsible for large parts in a $5 billion organization." Doug MacGinnitie stated on June 6, 2010 in a campaign flier: Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is a "career politician." Concernedcitizen4U stated on June 10, 2010 in a video: Thurbert Baker kept a teen in jail "who didn't even commit a felony."
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Ray Lewis stated on May 25, 2011 in an interview: "Do this research … watch how much crime picks up if you take away [football]." Herman Cain stated on May 21, 2011 in in a speech announcing his presidential run: In the U.S. Constitution, "there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Nathan Deal stated on May 9, 2011 in a speech: "The health care price tag for childhood obesity in Georgia is $2.4 billion annually and rising." Saxby Chambliss stated on March 28, 2011 in a letter to a constituent: Says the Internal Revenue Service estimated it must hire "16,500 agents at a cost of $10 billion to the taxpayer" to enforce the federal health care overhaul. Herman Cain stated on March 17, 2011 in an interview: Says "in Canada, the number of CT scan machines per 1,000 people is like one-tenth of what we have here in this country. That's why people have to wait." Allie McCullen stated on March 2, 2011 in a speech: "The Georgia Lottery Corp. has only once in the past 16 years paid out the agreed upon 35 percent of proceeds to the account which funds the HOPE scholarship." Paul Broun stated on April 12, 2011 in a speech before Congress: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent his advisers to study socialism with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin so the president could replicate it in the United States. Paul Broun stated on April 1, 2011 in a speech before Congress: Says the federal government borrows "almost $60 billion per week." Georgia state senators stated on March 16, 2011 in a legislative debate: Say easing restrictions on selling alcohol on Sundays will result in more traffic crashes and fatalities. John Lewis stated on January 17, 2011 in a newsletter to constituents: Building and running the Atlanta Streetcar is projected to create 1,399 jobs. Larry Gause stated on March 1, 2011 in a flier and campaign website: Says Charlotte Nash "pretends to be a chicken farmer" in order to get property tax exemptions. Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on January 31, 2011 in a press release: A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed. Joe Wilkinson stated on January 20, 2011 in a newspaper article: A national organization says Georgia has one of America’s toughest ethics laws. Phil Gingrey stated on December 16, 2010 in a state legislative committee meeting: Under current U.S. immigration policy, "literally one person with a green card" can, in the extreme, bring in more than 270 of his relatives. Jane Kidd stated on December 7, 2010 in press release: "[State Rep. Doug McKillip’s] donors deserve a refund." NFL Players Association stated on November 22, 2010 in a letter: A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue. Democratic Party of Georgia stated on November 18, 2010 in a Facebook post: "[Georgia] Republicans have mismanaged unemployment benefits." Atlanta Sports Council stated on October 1, 2000 in a study: The economic impact of Atlanta's 2000 Super Bowl was $292 million. Georgia House Democratic Caucus on behalf of Elena Parent stated on October 13, 2010 in a campaign mailer: State House incumbent Jill Chambers, R-Atlanta, "personally profits from taxpayer money." Austin Scott stated on October 5, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China Phil Gingrey stated on September 25, 2010 in a CNN interview: The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles. Russell Edwards stated on July 22, 2010 in his campaign Web site: "Paul Broun Jr. sides with sexual deviants to support sale of 'crush videos.' " Sanford Bishop stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement: Claims that Rep. Sanford Bishop votes similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are "inaccurate." Erick Erickson stated on July 26, 2010 in a blog post: Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal "explicitly voted to fund abortions ..." Charles Clark stated on June 24, 2010 in a telephone interview: Some city of Atlanta employees "have not had raises in eight years." Rob Teilhet stated on July 13, 2010 in a telephone interview: "Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case." Brian Kemp stated on July 5, 2010 in a Cobb County Republican Party breakfast speech June 5: Says his GOP challenger, Doug MacGinnitie, "hadn’t voted in a Republican primary for almost 20 years until 2008. John Albers stated on April 27, 2010: When he worked for AT&T, he "was responsible for large parts in a $5 billion organization." Doug MacGinnitie stated on June 6, 2010 in a campaign flier: Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is a "career politician." Concernedcitizen4U stated on June 10, 2010 in a video: Thurbert Baker kept a teen in jail "who didn't even commit a felony."
Ray Lewis stated on May 25, 2011 in an interview: "Do this research … watch how much crime picks up if you take away [football]."
Herman Cain stated on May 21, 2011 in in a speech announcing his presidential run: In the U.S. Constitution, "there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Nathan Deal stated on May 9, 2011 in a speech: "The health care price tag for childhood obesity in Georgia is $2.4 billion annually and rising."
Saxby Chambliss stated on March 28, 2011 in a letter to a constituent: Says the Internal Revenue Service estimated it must hire "16,500 agents at a cost of $10 billion to the taxpayer" to enforce the federal health care overhaul.
Herman Cain stated on March 17, 2011 in an interview: Says "in Canada, the number of CT scan machines per 1,000 people is like one-tenth of what we have here in this country. That's why people have to wait."
Allie McCullen stated on March 2, 2011 in a speech: "The Georgia Lottery Corp. has only once in the past 16 years paid out the agreed upon 35 percent of proceeds to the account which funds the HOPE scholarship."
Paul Broun stated on April 12, 2011 in a speech before Congress: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent his advisers to study socialism with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin so the president could replicate it in the United States.
Paul Broun stated on April 1, 2011 in a speech before Congress: Says the federal government borrows "almost $60 billion per week."
Georgia state senators stated on March 16, 2011 in a legislative debate: Say easing restrictions on selling alcohol on Sundays will result in more traffic crashes and fatalities.
John Lewis stated on January 17, 2011 in a newsletter to constituents: Building and running the Atlanta Streetcar is projected to create 1,399 jobs.
Larry Gause stated on March 1, 2011 in a flier and campaign website: Says Charlotte Nash "pretends to be a chicken farmer" in order to get property tax exemptions.
Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on January 31, 2011 in a press release: A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed.
Joe Wilkinson stated on January 20, 2011 in a newspaper article: A national organization says Georgia has one of America’s toughest ethics laws.
Phil Gingrey stated on December 16, 2010 in a state legislative committee meeting: Under current U.S. immigration policy, "literally one person with a green card" can, in the extreme, bring in more than 270 of his relatives.
Jane Kidd stated on December 7, 2010 in press release: "[State Rep. Doug McKillip’s] donors deserve a refund."
NFL Players Association stated on November 22, 2010 in a letter: A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue.
Democratic Party of Georgia stated on November 18, 2010 in a Facebook post: "[Georgia] Republicans have mismanaged unemployment benefits."
Atlanta Sports Council stated on October 1, 2000 in a study: The economic impact of Atlanta's 2000 Super Bowl was $292 million.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus on behalf of Elena Parent stated on October 13, 2010 in a campaign mailer: State House incumbent Jill Chambers, R-Atlanta, "personally profits from taxpayer money."
Austin Scott stated on October 5, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China
Phil Gingrey stated on September 25, 2010 in a CNN interview: The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles.
Russell Edwards stated on July 22, 2010 in his campaign Web site: "Paul Broun Jr. sides with sexual deviants to support sale of 'crush videos.' "
Sanford Bishop stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement: Claims that Rep. Sanford Bishop votes similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are "inaccurate."
Erick Erickson stated on July 26, 2010 in a blog post: Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal "explicitly voted to fund abortions ..."
Charles Clark stated on June 24, 2010 in a telephone interview: Some city of Atlanta employees "have not had raises in eight years."
Rob Teilhet stated on July 13, 2010 in a telephone interview: "Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case."
Brian Kemp stated on July 5, 2010 in a Cobb County Republican Party breakfast speech June 5: Says his GOP challenger, Doug MacGinnitie, "hadn’t voted in a Republican primary for almost 20 years until 2008.
John Albers stated on April 27, 2010: When he worked for AT&T, he "was responsible for large parts in a $5 billion organization."
Doug MacGinnitie stated on June 6, 2010 in a campaign flier: Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is a "career politician."
Concernedcitizen4U stated on June 10, 2010 in a video: Thurbert Baker kept a teen in jail "who didn't even commit a felony."
