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Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Sanford Bishop
Sanford Bishop
stated on July 21, 2010 a statement
Claims that Rep. Sanford Bishop votes similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are "inaccurate."
False
By Eric Stirgus • July 29, 2010
Austin Scott
Austin Scott
stated on July 21, 2010 an e-mail to supporters
Jim Marshall "votes liberal in Washington ... and we aren't fooled."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • July 27, 2010
Barney Simms
Barney Simms
stated on June 29, 2010 a letter
"Have the suburbs been inundated with former residents of Atlanta housing projects? Absolutely not."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 20, 2010
Charles Clark
Charles Clark
stated on June 24, 2010 a telephone interview
Some city of Atlanta employees "have not had raises in eight years."
False
By Eric Stirgus • July 18, 2010
Rob Teilhet
Rob Teilhet
stated on July 13, 2010 a telephone interview
"Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case."
False
By Eric Stirgus • July 15, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on July 4, 2010 a speech
On tax breaks for businesses
Half Flip
By Eric Stirgus • July 9, 2010
Rob Teilhet
Rob Teilhet
stated on June 5, 2010 a candidate questionnaire
Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • July 6, 2010
Mary Norwood
Mary Norwood
stated on June 29, 2010 a television interview
"Georgia has the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 2, 2010
Vernon Jones
Vernon Jones
stated on June 3, 2010 a candidate forum
"I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • June 30, 2010
Vernon Jones
Vernon Jones
stated on June 3, 2010 a candidate forum
"Four years as a congressman, he [U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson] never talked about MARTA."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • June 27, 2010
Ken Hodges
Ken Hodges
stated on June 11, 2010 a campaign flier
"Rob Teilhet, Just another career politician."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 21, 2010
Doug MacGinnitie
Doug MacGinnitie
stated on June 6, 2010 a campaign flier
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is a "career politician."
False
By Eric Stirgus • June 20, 2010
Concernedcitizen4U
Concernedcitizen4U
stated on June 10, 2010 a video
Thurbert Baker kept a teen in jail "who didn't even commit a felony."
False
By Eric Stirgus • June 18, 2010
Thurbert Baker
Thurbert Baker
stated on April 29, 2010 a speech
"Our school test scores are right at the bottom."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 8, 2010
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on June 13, 2009 a rally
"I've traveled the country advocating for the FairTax ..."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 5, 2010
Francis Kung'u
Francis Kung'u
stated on May 19, 2010 a presentation
"For now, we are still below average in the metro region."
True
By Eric Stirgus • June 5, 2010
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