Latest Fact Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Were DeKalb construction projects completed under budget?

December 6, 2011
"Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget."
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Did Santorum’s unemployment numbers add up this time?

December 5, 2011
Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated.
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Is Georgia job loss claim on the money?

November 30, 2011
Georgia is one of seven states to lose jobs in 2011 and has lost 8,200 jobs so far.
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Did Gingrich say he supports amnesty for all illegal immigrants?

November 29, 2011
Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal."
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Is HOPE fund on pace to run dry?

November 28, 2011
"By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds."
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Did Rick Perry propose a bi-national health care plan with Mexico?

November 22, 2011
Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico."
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Where does Cain stand on auditing the Federal Reserve?

November 18, 2011
On auditing the Federal Reserve
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Georgia leads nation in an unfortunate category, lawmaker says

November 14, 2011
Georgia has had ʺmore bank failures than any other state.ʺ
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Were Atlanta’s tactics similar to Bull Connor?

November 8, 2011
"If [Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed] wants to be like Bull Connor, then so be it."
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Going green helps bring in green, congressman says

October 19, 2011
"Since 1970, the Clean Air Act has reduced toxic and health-threatening air pollution by 60 percent while our economy has grown more than 200 percent."
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Mayor admits error on Beltline connection claim

October 11, 2011
"Not a single segment of the proposed Beltline intersects the MARTA system at MARTA stations."
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Did Rick Perry’s Coke claim pass the taste test?

October 10, 2011
Coca-Cola’s CEO "said he finds it easier to do work in China than in the United States."
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