Latest Fact Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Gun law claim goes awry

March 13, 2013
Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation.
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Lawmaker uses polls to make case against Georgia gun bill

March 12, 2013
"More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks."
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Georgia ethics resolution lacks key detail, House Speaker says

March 11, 2013
The Georgia Senate ethics resolution "doesn't define cap."
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Billboards question aid to Israel

March 6, 2013
The United States gives $8 million a day to Israel and gives that country a blank check.
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Atlanta official seeks touchdown on stadium claim

March 1, 2013
"Of the 18 stadiums built from 2004 to 2013, 47 percent of the total cost came from public sources."
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Mayor says felonies in Atlanta lowest in decades

February 26, 2013
Felony crimes in the city of Atlanta are the lowest they have been since 1969.
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Gun claim goes awry

February 21, 2013
"There’s more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s."
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Congressman uses wrong words on gun claim

February 20, 2013
"There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns."
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Does Obama get an A for early care claim?

February 19, 2013
"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…
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Georgia lawmakers cutting education funding, group says

February 12, 2013
State support for local schools per pupil has decreased by at least 25 percent over the past decade.
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Are there more places to buy a gun than a Big Mac?

February 11, 2013
There are twice as many gun shops as McDonald’s in the United States.
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