Fact Check Posts – Page 20

NC Republican: March for Our Lives speakers said they want to murder gun owners

By Paul Specht

March 29, 2018

Many March for Our Lives speakers called for "the murder of those who would not turn over their guns to the government."

NC Democrats say Republicans redirected $58M meant for job creation

By Paul Specht

March 27, 2018

NC Republicans "raided $58 million that was supposed to help create jobs for North Carolinians."

Pittenger misleads about his opponent’s support for Trump

By Paul Specht

March 16, 2018

"Mark Harris worked to stop Trump from being president."

Is Robert Pittenger among the ‘most liberal’ Republican congressmen?

By Paul Specht

March 15, 2018

Rep. Pittenger is "constantly rated as one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress."

Does America own 42 percent of the world’s guns?

By Paul Specht

March 5, 2018

"The US has approximately 5% of the world's population and 42% of civilian gun ownership."

NC Republican says many mass shooters “turn out to be communist Democrats.”

By Dan Clark , Paul Specht

February 23, 2018

"So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats."

Do many mass shooters ‘end up being Democrats’, as Rep. Tenney said? No

By Dan Clark , Paul Specht

February 23, 2018

"So many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats."

NC Democrat says Trump is cutting the CDC budget by 80 percent

By Paul Specht

February 16, 2018

"The president is cutting the CDC budget by 80%.

Is a $705K salary “below market” for an NCAA athletic director?

By Paul Specht

February 8, 2018

The UNC athletic director’s $705,000 salary was "not at market. Not even close."

Would a border wall have prevented the opioid epidemic?

By Paul Specht

February 2, 2018

"100% of heroin/fentanyl epidemic is because we don't have a WALL."

NC GOP: a gerrymander is ‘a strange looking monster drawing’

By Paul Specht

January 10, 2018

"A ‘gerrymander’ is by definition and common understanding, a strange looking ‘monster’ drawing. This map is clearly not that."

Top NC Republican accuses Democratic governor of halting the death penalty

By Paul Specht

January 3, 2018

"Death penalty opponents like Roy Cooper and Josh Stein have imposed a de-facto moratorium on capital punishment."

Latest Fact Checks By Paul Specht

NC Republican: March for Our Lives speakers said they want to murder gun owners

NC Democrats say Republicans redirected $58M meant for job creation

Pittenger misleads about his opponent’s support for Trump

Is Robert Pittenger among the ‘most liberal’ Republican congressmen?

Does America own 42 percent of the world’s guns?

NC Republican says many mass shooters “turn out to be communist Democrats.”

Do many mass shooters ‘end up being Democrats’, as Rep. Tenney said? No

NC Democrat says Trump is cutting the CDC budget by 80 percent

Is a $705K salary “below market” for an NCAA athletic director?

Would a border wall have prevented the opioid epidemic?

NC GOP: a gerrymander is ‘a strange looking monster drawing’

Top NC Republican accuses Democratic governor of halting the death penalty