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Eric Stirgus
PolitiFact Georgia Staff Writer
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Eric Stirgus, Georgia PolitiFact reporter, has covered local government and politics for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since November 2001. He was most recently assigned to Atlanta City Hall, where he covered the last two years of Mayor Shirley Franklin’s administration, the City Council and the frenetic 2009 mayor’s race. Eric is originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. and has worked at the New York Daily News, New York Post and St. Petersburg Times. He is a 1994 graduate of New York University.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Eric Stirgus
- Candidate’s debt ceiling defense turns troublesome June 2, 2014
- Georgia superintendent candidate criticizes opponent for past votes May 27, 2014
- Can a candidate be too conservative? May 13, 2014
- Handel attacks Perdue on tax returns May 9, 2014
- Group attacks Michelle Nunn on tax position April 30, 2014
- Common Core claim doesn’t make the grade April 29, 2014
- Lawmaker’s pilot claim travels safe April 22, 2014
- Carter’s pay gap claim strays off track April 21, 2014
- Nunn avoids slip up on gender pay claim April 18, 2014
- Handel’s degree claim nearly makes the grade April 14, 2014
Latest Stories by Eric Stirgus
- Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
- United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
- Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
- Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
- What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
- A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
- PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
- Fact-checking Georgia’s Republican primary contest for U.S. Senate May 19, 2014
- Claims about MLK often go astray January 15, 2014
- Our scorecard of stadium fact-checks December 26, 2013
- Oops! My statement was wrong. December 24, 2013
- A $1 billion deal March 8, 2013
- A look at how Saxby Chambliss has done on the Truth-O-Meter January 25, 2013
- Election and voter ID claims get examined November 6, 2012
- “Obamacare” gets examined on the Truth-O-Meter November 2, 2012
- PolitiFact examines candidates claims on Medicare November 1, 2012
- Obama and Romney on the economy October 28, 2012