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PolitiFact Georgia Staff Writer

Willoughby Mariano, Georgia PolitiFact reporter, joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in May after covering criminal justice for the Orlando Sentinel in Florida for nine years. The Yale University graduate was a co-winner of a National Headliner Award in investigative journalism for a 2002 series of stories about exploited workers at theme parks. She was raised in the Chicago area.

Featured Statements

Revitalize Cobb
stated on November 22, 2013 in a mailer:

The economic impact of new Atlanta Braves stadium includes 9,241 new jobs and $295 million in wages.

By Willoughby Mariano • December 20, 2013
Revitalize Cobb
stated on November 22, 2013 in a flier:

The new Atlanta Braves stadium will require no tax increase for homeowners and provide $3 million annually for Cobb County schools.

By Willoughby Mariano • December 16, 2013
Saxby Chambliss
stated on November 19, 2013 in a debate on the Senate floor:

"The recidivism rate is nearly 29 percent and has been climbing steadily since detainees began being released from Guantanamo."

By Willoughby Mariano • December 2, 2013
Tom Graves
stated on April 23, 2013 in a ZPolitics op-ed:

"Despite having their budget increased by over 40 percent since 2009 … pending claims for benefits with the (Department of Veterans Affairs) have increased from 391,000 to 890,000 under the Obama Administration."

By Willoughby Mariano • April 30, 2013
Tom Price
stated on January 2, 2013 in a radio interview:

The fiscal cliff deal "increased spending."

By Willoughby Mariano • January 15, 2013
Tom Price
stated on January 2, 2013 in a radio interview:

The fiscal cliff deal "ultimately raised taxes."

By Willoughby Mariano • January 11, 2013
Kasim Reed
stated on December 11, 2012:

On same-sex marriage

By Willoughby Mariano • January 9, 2013
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
Jack Kingston
stated on December 18, 2012:

"Connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapons ban that bans 35 different weapons."

By Willoughby Mariano • January 2, 2013
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in a debate:

Says Barack Obama "put in place a board that can tell people ultimately what treatments they're going to receive."

By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2012