Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Hank Johnson
stated on April 18, 2012 in a speech:

"The United States imprisons more than any nation in the world."

Half-True

By Eric Stirgus • May 7, 2012

Saxby Chambliss
stated on April 11, 2012 in a speech:

The fastest-rising expense in the U.S. Defense Department is health care.

True

By Eric Stirgus • May 2, 2012

Citizens for Transportation Mobility
stated on April 14, 2012 in a flier:

The average Atlanta resident "spends an extra $924 each year in additional gasoline and wasted time."

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • April 27, 2012

H. Ford Gravitt
stated on April 17, 2012 in a meeting:

"We don’t allow filming inside of the City Hall unless there is a specific reason."

False

By Eric Stirgus • April 25, 2012

Chain email
stated on March 21, 2012 in a chain email:

"The ACLU has filed a suit to end prayer from the military completely."

Pants on Fire!

By Eric Stirgus • April 19, 2012

Clarence Thomas
stated on April 5, 2012 in a speech:

The U.S. Supreme Court has not traditionally asked a lot of questions during oral arguments.

True

By Eric Stirgus • April 16, 2012

Josh McKoon
stated on April 3, 2012 in a press conference:

Georgia is one of three states that "effectively have no regulations whatsoever on lobbyists giving to legislators."

True

By Eric Stirgus • April 15, 2012

Gary Black
stated on April 4, 2012 in a press conference:

"Lean, finely textured beef is the proper name [not pink slime], and it is a safe, widely used product."

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • April 10, 2012

Rashad Taylor
stated on March 20, 2012 in a speech:

"More children die in agricultural jobs than in any other industry."

True

By Eric Stirgus • April 4, 2012

Eric Johnson
stated on March 26, 2012 in a Twitter post:

"Obama tells Russia that he'll turn over America's defense system to them if re-elected."

Pants on Fire!

By Eric Stirgus • April 2, 2012

Nan Orrock
stated on March 7, 2012 in a speech:

"The state [food stamp call center] program is administered from foreign shores."

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • March 28, 2012

Brian Robinson
stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview:

The changes to Georgia’s tax and fee structure "is an overall tax cut."

True

By Eric Stirgus • March 26, 2012

Judson Hill
stated on March 7, 2012 in a speech:

"Every 1 percent increase in the cost of health insurance today causes about 30,000 Georgians to be uninsured."

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • March 20, 2012

Kasim Reed
stated on February 23, 2012 in an interview:

"We also have, in a park that’s not far from here, an ability to build a reservoir that can hold a 30-day water supply for the city of Atlanta."

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • March 19, 2012

Ted Jackson
stated on February 29, 2012 in a letter:

Georgia ranks "last in job growth."

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • March 12, 2012

Gary Johnson
stated on February 25, 2012 in a forum:

"Fifty percent of the graduating class of the year 2012 will have smoked marijuana or have done illegal drugs."

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • March 7, 2012

Charlotte Nash
stated on February 15, 2012 in a speech:

"[E]mployment in Gwinnett is up more than 3 percent over last year, and unemployment is the lowest of the five core metro counties."

Mostly True

By Eric Stirgus • March 5, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech:

"[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers."

False

By Eric Stirgus • March 3, 2012

Newt Gingrich
stated on February 29, 2012 in a speech:

Sixteen million jobs were created under Ronald Reagan's presidency.

True

By Eric Stirgus • March 2, 2012

Carol Hunstein
stated on January 25, 2012 in a speech:

"Our small staff of 51 is still fewer than we had a decade ago, yet our caseload -- like that of other courts -- has grown."

True

By Eric Stirgus • February 27, 2012

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