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Latest Fact-Checks By Paul Specht

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EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on September 9, 2022 a political ad
Ted Budd “helped write legislation to outlaw abortion nationwide with no exceptions for rape or incest — a law that could even put doctors in jail.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • October 5, 2022
Cheri Beasley
Cheri Beasley
stated on August 2, 2022 a campaign ad
“Sixty-four members of Congress — Republicans and Democrats — have broken a law to stop insider stock trading, yet Washington refuses to do anything about it.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 1, 2022
Ben Kral
Ben Kral
stated on August 10, 2022 a statement
“Violent crime (is) at an all-time high."
False
By Paul Specht • August 23, 2022
Michael Easley Jr.
Michael Easley Jr.
stated on July 12, 2022 a press conference
“North Carolina is among some of the top states in the country for the number of ghost guns that are seized as crime guns.”
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 10, 2022
Qasim Rashid
Qasim Rashid
stated on July 18, 2022 a tweet
"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."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • July 25, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on June 14, 2022 a political ad
Cheri Beasley voted to reverse the conviction of an armed kidnapper, release a double murderer early.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • July 7, 2022
Julie Mayfield
Julie Mayfield
stated on June 2, 2022 a speech
“A quarter of the entire acreage in the country that is under hemp production is here in North Carolina.”
False
By Paul Specht • June 13, 2022
Barbara Gaskins
Barbara Gaskins
stated on May 24, 2022 a tweet
“The N.C. GOP came out in support of Sen. [Rick] Scott's extremist policy to ‘Rescue America.’”
False
By Paul Specht • June 7, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on June 6, 2022 a television ad
Cheri Beasley tossed the conviction of a man seeking sex with a boy online and “set free” a child porn offender.
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • June 7, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on May 13, 2022 a television ad
Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • May 25, 2022
North Carolina Futures Action Fund
North Carolina Futures Action Fund
stated on May 16, 2022 a campaign mailer
State Sen. Kirk deViere voted against Medicaid expansion, the governor’s budget and teacher raises.
False
By Paul Specht • May 16, 2022
School Freedom Fund
School Freedom Fund
stated on April 2, 2022 a television ad
Former Gov. Pat McCrory appointed liberals to the North Carolina Textbook Commission, which “mandated textbooks” pushing critical race theory.
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • April 26, 2022
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on April 7, 2022 a press release
“Most Americans favor keeping Title 42 in place.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • April 22, 2022
Ben Clark
Ben Clark
stated on April 1, 2022 a campaign newsletter
“The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.”
False
By Paul Specht • April 4, 2022
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on March 21, 2022 a tweet
“Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 29, 2022
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on March 8, 2022 a campaign ad
“While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 15, 2022
David Willis
David Willis
stated on February 17, 2022 a speech
There are now zero students, staff or anyone “related to the school system” in Union County” hospitalized with COVID-19, despite harsh criticism of school COVID policy.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • March 2, 2022
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus
stated on January 31, 2022 a tweet
Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • February 17, 2022
Tyler Lee
Tyler Lee
stated on January 27, 2022 a tweet
ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.”
False
By Paul Specht • February 8, 2022
Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy
stated on January 16, 2022 a tweet
“The Dems demand a photo ID to get a cheeseburger.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • February 3, 2022
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