Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Sanford Bishop
stated on July 21, 2010 in 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
stated on July 21, 2010 in 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
stated on June 29, 2010 in 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
stated on June 24, 2010 in a telephone interview:

Some city of Atlanta employees "have not had raises in eight years."

False

By Eric Stirgus • July 18, 2010

Rob Teilhet
stated on July 13, 2010 in 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
stated on July 4, 2010 in a speech:

On tax breaks for businesses

Half Flip

By Eric Stirgus • July 9, 2010

Rob Teilhet
stated on June 5, 2010 in 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
stated on June 29, 2010 in a television interview:

"Georgia has the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country."

True

By Eric Stirgus • July 2, 2010

Vernon Jones
stated on June 3, 2010 in 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
stated on June 3, 2010 in 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
stated on June 11, 2010 in a campaign flier:

"Rob Teilhet, Just another career politician."

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • June 21, 2010

Doug MacGinnitie
stated on June 6, 2010 in a campaign flier:

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is a "career politician."

False

By Eric Stirgus • June 20, 2010

Concernedcitizen4U
stated on June 10, 2010 in 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
stated on April 29, 2010 in a speech:

"Our school test scores are right at the bottom."

Half-True

By Eric Stirgus • June 8, 2010

Tom Graves
stated on June 13, 2009 in a rally:

"I've traveled the country advocating for the FairTax ..."

Mostly False

By Eric Stirgus • June 5, 2010

Francis Kung'u
stated on May 19, 2010 in a presentation:

"For now, we are still below average in the metro region."

True

By Eric Stirgus • June 5, 2010

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