Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
stated on September 5, 2013 in a statement:
"Governor Deal has increased education spending every year he’s been in office."  
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • September 23, 2013
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
stated on September 12, 2013 in a press release:
An average of seven children in America are killed by guns every day.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 18, 2013
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on September 13, 2013 in a statement:
On support for a military strike on Syria
Half Flip
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • September 13, 2013
Campaign for Liberty - Georgia
Campaign for Liberty - Georgia
stated on August 23, 2013 in a flier:
Says U.S. Rep. Tom Price is sending letters both supporting and opposing the "small-business killing Internet Tax Mandate."
False
By Eric Stirgus • September 9, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on August 28, 2013 in a speech:
The number of African-American men in prison has increased fivefold since he left office.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • September 6, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 20, 2013 in an email:
Congress secured special Obamacare rules "to prevent their healthcare costs from rising."  
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 3, 2013
Doug Stoner
Doug Stoner
stated on August 3, 2013 in a speech:
"I fought hard for that (state Senate) seat. I only lost by four points. I raised over $700,000."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 28, 2013
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview:
Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 27, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 in an interview:
"State law says that once the state appraises a piece of property, they can only pay it a certain amount above appraisal."  
True
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • August 26, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on August 12, 2013 in a speech:
Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 16, 2013
DuBose Porter
DuBose Porter
stated on August 12, 2013 in a meeting:
Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 12, 2013
Mike Collins
Mike Collins
stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview:
Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 9, 2013
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on July 22, 2013 in an interview:
Says by rejecting an expansion of Medicaid under the new law, Georgia was depriving 25,000 veterans of health care coverage.
True
By Eric Stirgus • August 6, 2013
Tom Fanning
Tom Fanning
stated on June 17, 2013 in a hearing:
Government subsidies for renewable energies such as wind and solar are 100 times greater than those given to gas and coal, and 50 times greater than what the nuclear industry enjoys.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 31, 2013
American Postal Workers Union
American Postal Workers Union
stated on July 8, 2013 in television advertisement:
"The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t run on your tax dollars. It’s funded solely by stamps and postage."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 24, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 16, 2013 in an email:
A "hidden" provision in the health care law taxes sporting goods as medical devices.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • July 23, 2013
Pink Pony
Pink Pony
stated on July 11, 2013 in an ad:
The city of Brookhaven’s ordinance could cause the Pink Pony to close, thereby "putting 300 Pink Pony employees out of work in this economy."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 22, 2013
David Sutton
David Sutton
stated on June 30, 2013 in an interview:
Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • July 16, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on June 26, 2013 in an op-ed:
The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • July 15, 2013
Americans for Prosperity Georgia chapter
Americans for Prosperity Georgia chapter
stated on July 1, 2013 in an email:
Electricity rates are 40 percent higher in states that have required utility companies to use a certain amount of renewable energy such as solar power.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 10, 2013
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