Our fact-checks of the pivotal Georgia Senate runoff races

Just how effective President-elect Joe Biden will be in getting his policies enacted by Congress rests largely on the outcome of the Senate runoff races in Georgia.

Georgia’s two Republican U.S. senators — David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler — are seeking to keep their seats and preserve the Republicans’ majority in the Senate. Democrats control the U.S. House by a narrow margin.

Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff is seeking to oust Perdue, while the Rev. Raphael Warnock is vying for Loeffler’s seat. (The winner of the Loeffler-Warnock race will serve the remainder of former Sen. Johnny Isakson’s term, set to end January 2023. Isakson resigned at the end of 2019, and Loeffler was appointed to his seat by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.)