Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Is Perry right on Texas job growth?

October 4, 2011

"My home state since June of 2009 created 40 percent of the new jobs in America."

How dangerous is it to breathe Atlanta air?

September 30, 2011

"We have had over 40 days this summer where it was unsafe to breathe the air."

Did Beltline pay $3.5 million for less than a 1/4 acre?

September 28, 2011

The Atlanta Beltline paid nearly $3.5 million for less than a quarter-acre.

Is Atlanta drowning in the nation’s highest water bills?

September 23, 2011

The city of Atlanta has either the highest or second-highest average water bills in the country.

Could counties be “out of luck” if sales tax passes?

September 20, 2011

"[Eighty-five percent] of the funds collected in each county will be redistributed elsewhere -- not spent in the county in which it is collected."

Gingrich: Bernanke’s policies inflationary to extreme levels

September 12, 2011

Ben Bernanke has been the most "inflationary" chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve.

Does jet claim fly straight?

September 9, 2011

"Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]."

Did group get it right by calling caucus socialists?

September 2, 2011

U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson, John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."

Georgia pol whips up debate on Romney record

August 30, 2011

"As governor, [Mitt Romney] balanced the budget without raising taxes and created jobs."

U.S. students in big trouble, Georgia pol says

August 23, 2011

"Recent international reports show the United States near the bottom among industrialized nations for k-12 academic achievement."

Transportation sales tax could be historic for wrong reason, Dalton mayor says

August 22, 2011

The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history."

Gingrich: Twitter account has 1.3 million followers

August 9, 2011

Says his Twitter account has 1.3 million followers.

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