Latest Fact Checks By Paul Specht

Attack ad exaggerates Ted Budd’s involvement in anti-abortion bill

By Paul Specht

October 5, 2022

Ted Budd “helped write legislation to outlaw abortion nationwide with no exceptions for rape or incest — a law that could even put doctors in…

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Beasley ad half right about STOCK Act violations

By Paul Specht

September 1, 2022

“Sixty-four members of Congress — Republicans and Democrats — have broken a law to stop insider stock trading, yet Washington refuses to do anything about…

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NC trooper wrong about violent crime hitting record high

By Paul Specht

August 23, 2022

“Violent crime (is) at an all-time high."

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Easley Jr. mostly right about North Carolina ghost gun numbers

By Paul Specht

August 10, 2022

“North Carolina is among some of the top states in the country for the number of ghost guns that are seized as crime guns.”

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Did the North Carolina GOP reintroduce abortion bill defining life at conception?

By Paul Specht

July 25, 2022

"North Carolina GOP is re-introducing a bill that says life begins at conception and anyone who destroys that fertilized egg is guilty of first-degree murder."

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Checking Beasley votes on ‘armed kidnapper’ and ‘double murderer’ cases

By Paul Specht

July 7, 2022

Cheri Beasley voted to reverse the conviction of an armed kidnapper, release a double murderer early.

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No, North Carolina doesn’t grow 25% of the nation’s hemp

By Paul Specht

June 13, 2022

“A quarter of the entire acreage in the country that is under hemp production is here in North Carolina.”

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NC Democrat falsely says state GOP supports controversial Scott plan

By Paul Specht

June 7, 2022

“The N.C. GOP came out in support of Sen. [Rick] Scott's extremist policy to ‘Rescue America.’”

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NRSC exaggerates effect of Beasley rulings in sex offense cases

By Paul Specht

June 7, 2022

Cheri Beasley tossed the conviction of a man seeking sex with a boy online and “set free” a child porn offender.

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NRSC ad attacks 2 Beasley rulings, omits context

By Paul Specht

May 25, 2022

Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.

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Liberal group targets incumbent NC Democrat with false claims

By Paul Specht

May 16, 2022

State Sen. Kirk deViere voted against Medicaid expansion, the governor’s budget and teacher raises.

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Ad misleads North Carolina about McCrory’s textbook commission

By Paul Specht

April 26, 2022

Former Gov. Pat McCrory appointed liberals to the North Carolina Textbook Commission, which “mandated textbooks” pushing critical race theory.

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