Latest Fact Checks By Paul Specht

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NC Congressman wrong about marijuana reducing IQ

By Paul Specht
December 8, 2020
The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.”
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In NC, COVID-19 deaths surpass 10 years of flu deaths

By Paul Specht
December 4, 2020
Says COVID-19 has killed more North Carolinians in a year than the flu has in 10 years.
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North Carolina Republican falsely accuses election workers of misconduct

By Paul Specht
November 10, 2020
Says there are “indications of grossly improper conduct from election officials right here in my district.”
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No, North Carolina’s Secretary of State doesn’t control elections

By Paul Specht
November 5, 2020
Says North Carolina’s "Democratic Secretary of State" controls the state's elections.
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Cooper right about Forest education board attendance

By Paul Specht
October 30, 2020
Says Dan Forest has “missed almost half of the Board of Education meetings during the pandemic."
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Sen. Thom Tillis flip-flops on filling a Supreme Court vacancy in an election year

By Paul Specht
October 28, 2020
On confirming a Supreme Court justice nominee in a presidential election year.
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Does Forest want to open state aid to ‘rich’ North Carolina families?

By Paul Specht
October 22, 2020
Says Dan Forest wants to use tax dollars “to help rich people send their kids to private school using vouchers.”
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Roy Cooper compares Georgia’s COVID-19 numbers to North Carolina

By Paul Specht
October 15, 2020
Georgia has “almost 100,000 more (COVID-19) cases, almost twice as many deaths and almost 600 more nursing home deaths than North Carolina.”
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No, Tillis didn’t oppose military raises or boost his own pay

By Paul Specht
October 10, 2020
Says Thom Tillis voted “against a pay raise for a military, while voting for a pay raise for himself.”
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What Tillis leaves out about Cunningham’s butler’s pantry

By Paul Specht
September 28, 2020
Says Cal Cunningham “got a $40,000 tax incentive to update his butler’s pantry.”
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Cunningham half right about Tillis role in prescription drug efforts

By Paul Specht
September 24, 2020
Says Thom Tillis has been “blocking his own party’s efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.”
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