Latest Fact Checks By Eric Stirgus

Senate candidate pushes for war vets in Medicaid plan

By Eric Stirgus

August 6, 2013

Says by rejecting an expansion of Medicaid under the new law, Georgia was depriving 25,000 veterans of health care coverage.

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Energy subsidies claim needs more context

By Eric Stirgus

July 31, 2013

Government subsidies for renewable energies such as wind and solar are 100 times greater than those given to gas and coal, and 50 times greater…

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Postal Service claim not fully on target

By Eric Stirgus

July 24, 2013

"The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t run on your tax dollars. It’s funded solely by stamps and postage."

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Errant email on health care law comes to Georgia

By Eric Stirgus

July 23, 2013

A "hidden" provision in the health care law taxes sporting goods as medical devices.

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Pink Pony ad warns fight could cost jobs

By Eric Stirgus

July 22, 2013

The city of Brookhaven’s ordinance could cause the Pink Pony to close, thereby "putting 300 Pink Pony employees out of work in this economy."

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Obama cigarette tax idea should go up in smoke, critic says

By Eric Stirgus

July 16, 2013

Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers."

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Hispanic growth in Georgia counties shows need for better outreach, Rove says

By Eric Stirgus

July 15, 2013

The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting…

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Group wants Georgia to block solar requirement

By Eric Stirgus

July 10, 2013

Electricity rates are 40 percent higher in states that have required utility companies to use a certain amount of renewable energy such as solar power.

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Phone call surveillance policy no mystery, congressman says

By Eric Stirgus

July 8, 2013

"It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so."

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GOP group takes on potential candidate

By Eric Stirgus

July 2, 2013

Michelle Nunn has praised the Occupy movement.

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Carter correct on death penalty claim

By Eric Stirgus

July 1, 2013

"(T)he United States government and its Constitution says that people can be put to death."

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Carter: Baptist group diminishes roles of women

By Eric Stirgus

June 28, 2013

The Southern Baptist Convention voted 13 years ago "that women were inferior and had to be subservient to their husbands."

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