Latest Fact Checks By Eric Stirgus

Deal uses wrong number to make case about childhood obesity

By Eric Stirgus

May 20, 2011

"The health care price tag for childhood obesity in Georgia is $2.4 billion annually and rising."

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Newt Gingrich inaccurate in budget, debt claims in video announcement

By Eric Stirgus , Louis Jacobson

May 12, 2011

"For four years, we balanced the budget and paid off $405 billion in debt."

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Gingrich unemployment rate claim off target

By Eric Stirgus , Louis Jacobson

May 12, 2011

During his time as House speaker, "unemployment came down from 5.6 percent to under 4 (percent)."

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Illegal immigrants hurt hospital’s bottom line, Georgia senator says

By Eric Stirgus

May 11, 2011

"Gwinnett Medical Center is operating in the negative," in part, because of illegal immigrants.

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One in three harmed during medical care, White House official says

By Eric Stirgus

May 3, 2011

"One of three patients hospitalized (is) harmed by the care they receive."

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Obama: U.S. has more agents than ever patrolling borders

By Eric Stirgus

April 29, 2011

Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history."

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School board member claims later start date saves money

By Eric Stirgus

April 22, 2011

"It is a fact that it costs more to run the schools in August."

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Tax burden overwhelmingly on wealthy, congressman says

By Eric Stirgus

April 20, 2011

"America's wealthiest 25 percent pay 86 percent of total income taxes. Wealthiest 5 percent pay 60 percent of total income taxes."

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U.S. Rep. Broun said FDR had aides learn socialism from Stalin

By Eric Stirgus , Willoughby Mariano

April 19, 2011

Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent his advisers to study socialism with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin so the president could replicate it in the United…

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Chambliss makes case for tax cuts, citing Reagan and Bush

By Eric Stirgus

April 15, 2011

"When we lower tax rates, we generate more in revenues. That happened in '86 with the Reagan plan, happened in 2001, following the Bush plan."

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Va. Senator says fewer workers supporting more Social Security retirees

By Eric Stirgus , Willoughby Mariano

April 12, 2011

"There used to be 16 workers for every one person on Social Security. ... Now it’s three."

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Senators ring alarm about “$4 billion” daily debt

By Eric Stirgus

April 11, 2011

Says "an average of $4 billion is added to the national debt" every day.

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