Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

Clear
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on November 18, 2011 an op-ed:
"By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • November 28, 2011
D.A. King
D.A. King
stated on October 11, 2011 an op-ed:
Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 22, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 11, 2011 a debate:
On auditing the Federal Reserve
Half Flip
By Eric Stirgus • November 18, 2011
Lynn Westmoreland
Lynn Westmoreland
stated on October 8, 2011 a meeting:
Georgia has had ʺmore bank failures than any other state.ʺ
True
By Eric Stirgus • November 14, 2011
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on October 29, 2011 a newspaper column:
"If [Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed] wants to be like Bull Connor, then so be it."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • November 8, 2011
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on September 23, 2011 a web post:
"Since 1970, the Clean Air Act has reduced toxic and health-threatening air pollution by 60 percent while our economy has grown more than 200 percent."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • October 19, 2011
Eva Galambos
Eva Galambos
stated on September 27, 2011 an op-ed:
"Not a single segment of the proposed Beltline intersects the MARTA system at MARTA stations."
False
By Eric Stirgus • October 11, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 30, 2011 a speech:
Coca-Cola’s CEO "said he finds it easier to do work in China than in the United States."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • October 10, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 30, 2011 a speech:
"My home state since June of 2009 created 40 percent of the new jobs in America."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • October 4, 2011
Jennette Gayer
Jennette Gayer
stated on September 15, 2011 a meeting:
"We have had over 40 days this summer where it was unsafe to breathe the air."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 30, 2011
John Sherman
John Sherman
stated on September 12, 2011 a newsletter:
The Atlanta Beltline paid nearly $3.5 million for less than a quarter-acre.
False
By Eric Stirgus • September 28, 2011
Carla Smith
Carla Smith
stated on September 13, 2011 a meeting:
The city of Atlanta has either the highest or second-highest average water bills in the country.
True
By Eric Stirgus • September 23, 2011
Debbie Dooley
Debbie Dooley
stated on September 6, 2011 an op-ed:
"[Eighty-five percent] of the funds collected in each county will be redistributed elsewhere -- not spent in the county in which it is collected."
False
By Eric Stirgus • September 20, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 7, 2011 a debate:
Ben Bernanke has been the most "inflationary" chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • September 12, 2011
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 1, 2011 an article:
"Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]."
True
By Eric Stirgus • September 9, 2011
Sovereign Citizens United
Sovereign Citizens United
stated on August 12, 2011 a web post:
U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson, John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • September 2, 2011
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on August 22, 2011 a press release:
"As governor, [Mitt Romney] balanced the budget without raising taxes and created jobs."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 30, 2011
Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on July 11, 2011 a town hall meeting:
"Recent international reports show the United States near the bottom among industrialized nations for k-12 academic achievement."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • August 23, 2011
David Pennington
David Pennington
stated on August 15, 2011 a press conference:
The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history."
True
By Eric Stirgus • August 22, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 31, 2011 a newspaper interview:
Says his Twitter account has 1.3 million followers.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 9, 2011
Previous Next