Latest Fact Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Does education budget claim add up?

September 23, 2013
"Governor Deal has increased education spending every year he’s been in office."  
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Group uses kid gun deaths to demand tougher laws

September 18, 2013
An average of seven children in America are killed by guns every day.
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Is Price guilty of “Tomfoolery”?

September 9, 2013
Says U.S. Rep. Tom Price is sending letters both supporting and opposing the "small-business killing Internet Tax Mandate."
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Carter’s numbers largely on target

September 6, 2013
The number of African-American men in prison has increased fivefold since he left office.
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Handel’s diagnoses Obamacare rule as bad legislation

September 3, 2013
Congress secured special Obamacare rules "to prevent their healthcare costs from rising."  
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Candidate overstates past fundraising totals

August 28, 2013
"I fought hard for that (state Senate) seat. I only lost by four points. I raised over $700,000."
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Lawmaker uses tax credit scam to drive support for bill

August 27, 2013
Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000.
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Mayor correct on state stadium spending limitations

August 26, 2013
"State law says that once the state appraises a piece of property, they can only pay it a certain amount above appraisal."  
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Obama official touts lower Medicaid spending

August 16, 2013
Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years.
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HOPE changes hurt enrollment, Porter says

August 12, 2013
Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago.
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Does truck claim carry its weight in accuracy?

August 9, 2013
Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000.
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