Latest Fact Checks By Eric Stirgus

Is Congress a millionaires club?

By Eric Stirgus

February 4, 2013

"Forty-seven percent of (members of Congress) are millionaires."

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Democrat leader says GOP policies not doing enough to boost Georgia economy

By Eric Stirgus

January 30, 2013

"State revenue projections have missed the mark month after month."

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Deal: Rainy Day fund is blossoming

By Eric Stirgus

January 29, 2013

Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent."

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Has Deal been frugal with state budget?

By Eric Stirgus

January 29, 2013

"Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago."

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Deal says more high-paying jobs have come to Georgia

By Eric Stirgus

January 29, 2013

"Since last year’s address, more than 10,000 jobs created -- many on the high end of the employment scale."

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Environmental group makes powerful claim about wind

By Eric Stirgus

January 23, 2013

"Wind powers nearly 13 million homes across the country."

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Congressman’s claim mostly misses the mark

By Eric Stirgus

January 22, 2013

Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit.

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Gingrey defense of Akin’s rape comments misses the mark

By Eric Stirgus , Janel Davis

January 16, 2013

U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if…

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Does the U.S. have the highest percentage of people in prison?

By Eric Stirgus

January 14, 2013

"[W]e see America's prison population exploding, with America having a greater percentage of its people behind bars than any other nation in the world!"

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Chambliss not a true conservative, critic says

By Eric Stirgus

January 8, 2013

U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.

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Stadium claim flagged for faulty numbers

By Eric Stirgus

December 21, 2012

"[T]he Georgia Dome has returned $10 billion in economic impact to the state of Georgia."

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Group says number of detainees has skyrocketed in 15 years

By Eric Stirgus

December 17, 2012

"In the last 15 years, we've witnessed a dramatic expansion in the jailing of immigrants, from about 70,000 people detained annually to about 400,000."

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