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Brendan O'Connor, Shadow Defence Minister

“... when we compare the Howard years with the Rudd-Gillard years, both — all governments spent 1.7 per cent to 1.8 per cent of GDP [on defence] on average.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Fair call

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr O'Connor's claim is a fair call. Fact Check extracted defence spending figures from the Defence Portfolio Estimates Statements and Defence Annual Reports. The figures showed the Howard government spent an annual aver…

Raphael Warnock, U.S. Senator, D-GA

“While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: When oil prices rise rapidly, the costs at the pump go up rapidly. When the oil prices decline, the costs at the pump go down more slowly than consumers would like.

David Perdue, 2022 candidate for GOP nomination for Georgia governor

“A secret backroom deal" gave "away hundreds of millions of tax dollars to a Soros-owned company.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: Outlines of the proposed deal, including some state incentives, have been announced. Once negotiations are complete, more details of the proposal will be announced. The company involved is not owned by George Soros.