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Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Mike Collins
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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