Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Mike Collins
stated on May 16, 2014 in a flier:

Says he never wanted to raise the debt ceiling.

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • June 2, 2014

Valarie Wilson
stated on May 14, 2014 in a pamphlet:

Says Democratic candidate for state school superintendent Alisha Thomas Morgan voted to slash funding for the preschool programs for disabled and special needs students.

Half-True

By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • May 27, 2014

Kyle Williams
stated on May 6, 2014 in campaign fllier:

State Rep. Elena Parent "supported Governor Nathan Deal’s plan to slash the HOPE scholarship."

False

By Eric Stirgus • May 13, 2014

Karen Handel
stated on April 21, 2014 in a press release:

Says U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue flip-flopped on releasing his tax returns.

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • May 9, 2014

Ending Spending Action Fund
stated on April 3, 2014 in a television ad:

Says Georgia Democratic Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn supports higher taxes.

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • April 30, 2014

The David Perdue Files
stated on April 21, 2014 in a website:

David Perdue supports Common Core

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • April 29, 2014

Don Balfour
stated on April 11, 2014 in a flier:

"When you get a commercial pilot’s license, you learn to communicate in English no matter where you are in the world."

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • April 22, 2014

Jason Carter
stated on April 8, 2014 in social media posts:

Women are paid 77 cents for every $1 men get for the same work.

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • April 21, 2014

Michelle Nunn
stated on April 10, 2014 in statements:

"On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make."

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • April 18, 2014

Karen Handel
stated on April 7, 2014 in an email:

Seventy-two percent of Georgians did not have a chance to finish college.

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • April 14, 2014

Paul Broun
stated on March 25, 2014 in an interview:

Says U.S. Reps. Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston have "even changed votes to what I voted, multiple times."

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • April 9, 2014

Alisha Thomas Morgan
stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech:

"In order to pass the CRCT in Georgia, you simply have to get half of the answers correct."

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • April 8, 2014

Jack Kingston
stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview:

"There are still more people uninsured today than when Obama was elected president."

Half-True

By Eric Stirgus • March 31, 2014

John McCallum
stated on March 18, 2014 in a video:

"A child born in America today will inherit $1.5 million in debt the moment they're placed in their mother's arms."

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • March 26, 2014

Kathleen Sebelius
stated on March 11, 2014 in Atlanta press conference:

Says some Georgians can get health insurance for $105 a month.

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • March 25, 2014

Greg Morris
stated on March 13, 2014 in an article:

You can buy lobster with food stamps.

True

By Eric Stirgus • March 21, 2014

Nathan Deal
stated on February 26, 2014 in a speech:

Georgia has saved $20 million through changes in criminal sentencing.

True

By Eric Stirgus • March 19, 2014

Paul Broun
stated on March 18, 2014 in a candidate forum:

Says his Patient OPTION Act is the only Republican plan "that completely repeals Obamacare and it takes the federal bureaucrat out of decisions for you."

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • March 14, 2014

Allen Peake
stated on March 3, 2014 in a meeting:

Every child in Colorado who has been given medical marijuana for treatment for seizures has had diminished seizure activity.

Half-True

By Eric Stirgus • March 11, 2014

Tom Graves
stated on March 7, 2014 in a speech:

When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government.

Half-True

By Eric Stirgus • March 7, 2014

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