Similar to the problem described here: http://rpheath.com/posts/411-how-to-use-factory-girl-with-rspec
in Short (shorten\'d code):
spec_helper:
c
I have had similar questions about what sort of starting state one can expect when using FG and RSpec.
While I too wait for clarity, Database Cleaner could be a good fix: http://rubydoc.info/gems/database_cleaner/0.6.7/frames hth - Perry