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Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

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John Barrow
John Barrow
stated on April 5, 2013 a letter
Congress has spent 66 of the first 100 days of this term in recess.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 22, 2013
The Tax Foundation
The Tax Foundation
stated on April 12, 2013 a press release
"We Really Do Have the Highest Corporate Tax Rate in the World."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 17, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on March 26, 2013 a Twitter post
The Internal Revenue Service spent $60,000 on a "Star Trek" training video.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • April 15, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on March 28, 2013 a meeting
"In the last two years, I have supported and proposed $155 billion worth of targeting cuts. Dr. Gingrey has presented zero."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • April 9, 2013
Cleta Winslow
Cleta Winslow
stated on March 18, 2013 a meeting
"In this city, there hasn’t been a stadium that’s lasted more than 27 years."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 29, 2013
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
stated on March 14, 2013 a letter
"[A] 2009 USDA study found that 87 percent of chicken carcasses tested positive for generic E. coli ... just prior to packaging."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 27, 2013
Jeff Mullis
Jeff Mullis
stated on March 6, 2013 a meeting
Georgia loses "millions of dollars of revenue because people go out of state to buy fireworks."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 22, 2013
Julian Bond
Julian Bond
stated on March 6, 2013 an interview
"The incidents of threats against (President Barack Obama) are greater than for any other president in modern times."
False
By Eric Stirgus • March 18, 2013
Donzella James
Donzella James
stated on March 4, 2013 a speech
Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation.
False
By Eric Stirgus • March 13, 2013
Nan Orrock
Nan Orrock
stated on March 4, 2013 a speech
"More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 12, 2013
David Ralston
David Ralston
stated on February 26, 2013 a meeting
The Georgia Senate ethics resolution "doesn't define cap."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 11, 2013
Council for the National Interest
Council for the National Interest
stated on February 12, 2013 a billboard
The United States gives $8 million a day to Israel and gives that country a blank check.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 6, 2013
Duriya Farooqui
Duriya Farooqui
stated on February 13, 2013 a presentation
"Of the 18 stadiums built from 2004 to 2013, 47 percent of the total cost came from public sources."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 1, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on February 13, 2013 a speech
Felony crimes in the city of Atlanta are the lowest they have been since 1969.
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 26, 2013
Bill Jackson
Bill Jackson
stated on February 11, 2013 a meeting
"There’s more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • February 21, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on February 13, 2013 an interview
"There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • February 20, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 a speech
"Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Katie Sanders • February 19, 2013
Leah Ward Sears
Leah Ward Sears
stated on February 5, 2013 newspaper column
"I was never against same-sex marriage."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • February 13, 2013
EmpowerED Georgia
EmpowerED Georgia
stated on January 7, 2013 a chart
State support for local schools per pupil has decreased by at least 25 percent over the past decade.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • February 12, 2013
Markel Hutchins
Markel Hutchins
stated on February 4, 2013 an interview
There are twice as many gun shops as McDonald’s in the United States.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2013
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