Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Stirgus

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Rob Woodall
Rob Woodall
stated on January 25, 2013 in a meeting:
"Forty-seven percent of (members of Congress) are millionaires."
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 4, 2013
Steve Henson
Steve Henson
stated on January 15, 2013 in a press release:
"State revenue projections have missed the mark month after month."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 30, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 in a speech:
Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post:
"Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post:
"Since last year’s address, more than 10,000 jobs created -- many on the high end of the employment scale."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Jennette Gayer
Jennette Gayer
stated on January 2, 2013 in a news release:
"Wind powers nearly 13 million homes across the country."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 23, 2013
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on December 18, 2012 in a twitter post:
Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • January 22, 2013
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on January 10, 2013 in a speech:
U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if she's raped.
False
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • January 16, 2013
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on January 1, 2013 in a letter:
"[W]e see America's prison population exploding, with America having a greater percentage of its people behind bars than any other nation in the world!"
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 14, 2013
Amy Kremer
Amy Kremer
stated on January 3, 2013 in an interview:
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.
False
By Eric Stirgus • January 8, 2013
Zell Miller
Zell Miller
stated on December 11, 2012 in an op-ed:
"[T]he Georgia Dome has returned $10 billion in economic impact to the state of Georgia."
False
By Eric Stirgus • December 21, 2012
ACLU Foundation of Georgia
ACLU Foundation of Georgia
stated on December 7, 2012 in a press release:
"In the last 15 years, we've witnessed a dramatic expansion in the jailing of immigrants, from about 70,000 people detained annually to about 400,000."
True
By Eric Stirgus • December 17, 2012
Libertarian Party of Georgia
Libertarian Party of Georgia
stated on December 6, 2012 in a press release:
The increase in the current state budget was greater than the inflation rate and the rate of population growth in Georgia.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • December 12, 2012
Alex Wan
Alex Wan
stated on December 3, 2012 in a resolution:
"The city of Atlanta has one of the highest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations per capita, ranking third among major American cities."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • December 7, 2012
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview:
Says he has never voted for raising taxes.
True
By Eric Stirgus • December 5, 2012
National Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
stated on November 9, 2012 in a web post:
A "foreclosure tax" that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 30, 2012
Michael Cannon
Michael Cannon
stated on November 9, 2012 in an article:
Operating a health care exchange would be "illegal" in Georgia and some states because of legislation passed in those states.
False
By Eric Stirgus • November 28, 2012
Steve Acenbrak
Steve Acenbrak
stated on November 11, 2012 in an article:
"When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 27, 2012
Emma Darnell
Emma Darnell
stated on November 7, 2012 in a meeting:
The "error rates" for the Fulton County elections department are "well below the average."
False
By Eric Stirgus • November 26, 2012
Clayton County Government
Clayton County Government
stated on November 2, 2012 in a web post:
"Clayton County offers the lowest operating millage rate in Metro Atlanta."
False
By Eric Stirgus • November 14, 2012
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