Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Reed: Metro Atlanta a financial behemoth

February 18, 2014

The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union."

Perdue takes aim at Senate seat by highlighting his Dollar General days

February 14, 2014

Dollar General "added 2,500 stores and 20,000 jobs" during his four-year tenure as CEO.

Mayor working to keep more Tech grads

February 11, 2014

"Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates."

Is spending at an all-time high?

February 7, 2014

The cost of the food stamp program is at an all-time high.  

Ranks of uninsured high in Georgia

February 3, 2014

"Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union."  

Deal defends comments that bad weather was “unexpected”

January 30, 2014

"We have been confronted with an unexpected storm that has hit the metropolitan area."

Past votes contradict candidate’s claim

January 28, 2014

U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., does not want to audit the Federal Reserve.

Deal’s speech jumps the gun on education spending increase

January 22, 2014

"During my administration, funding for education has increased by over $930 million."

Scott claims secrecy in picking judicial nominees

January 17, 2014

President Barack Obama’s judicial appointments for Georgia and the region were drafted in secret and not vetted by legal groups among the president’s supporters.

Group claims Georgia jobs at risk if benefits not extended

January 14, 2014

"Sens. Isakson’s, Chambliss’ Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs."

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