Fact Check Posts – Page 4

Facebook posts
stated on December 4, 2020 Facebook posts

Say North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Stanly County.

By Paul Specht • December 18, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on November 22, 2020 a Facebook post

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s “daughter is having a big wedding today. 500 people. Then going to lock you down on Monday.”

November 23, 2020

Dan Bishop
stated on November 5, 2020 a tweet

Says there are “indications of grossly improper conduct from election officials right here in my district.”

By Paul Specht • November 10, 2020

Social Media
stated on November 4, 2020 a tweet

Says North Carolina’s "Democratic Secretary of State" controls the state's elections.

By Paul Specht • November 5, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on October 15, 2020 several speeches

Says North Carolina just landed an auto plant.

By Jon Greenberg, Paul Specht • October 28, 2020

Madison Cawthorn
stated on August 26, 2020 a speech at the RNC

Says James Madison “signed the Declaration of Independence.”

By Paul Specht • August 27, 2020

Thom Tillis
stated on July 30, 2020 a radio interview

“Cal Cunningham has been silent on this on defunding the police; I assume his silence is consent.”

By Paul Specht • August 19, 2020

Majority Forward
stated on July 24, 2020 a television ad

Says Sen. Thom Tillis “doesn’t think restaurant workers should have to wash their hands.”

By Paul Specht • July 25, 2020

Dan Forest
stated on July 4, 2020 an interview

Multiple studies “all said for decades, masks do not work with viruses.”

By Paul Specht • July 9, 2020

Greg Murphy
stated on June 23, 2020 a Facebook post

A study “showed that over 1 million people in North Carolina have now been exposed to the virus.”

By Paul Specht • July 6, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2020 a Facebook post

In North Carolina, “you can be charged with a class H felony for wearing a mask and concealed carrying.”

By Paul Specht • June 26, 2020

Chain message
stated on June 2, 2020 a text

Text from someone “connected” to Raleigh police: “antifa may be heading into the wealthy neighborhoods tonight to take what should be theirs.”

By Paul Specht • June 5, 2020

Warren Daniel
stated on April 23, 2020 a tweet

North Carolina’s health department is "telling hospitals that if they decide to do elective surgeries, they won’t be eligible to receive (protective equipment) from the state.”

By Paul Specht • May 8, 2020

Dan Forest
stated on April 24, 2020 an interview

"We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19."

By Paul Specht • May 6, 2020

Greg Murphy
stated on March 16, 2020 a tweet

“Sunlight actually can kill the (novel coronavirus.)”

By Paul Specht • March 20, 2020

William Barber
stated on February 20, 2020 a tweet

Says “every time" the DSCC endorsed someone in North Carolina's U.S. Senate primary, "and the person they didn’t support was black, the candidate they picked ended up losing."

By Paul Specht • March 5, 2020

Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 4, 2020 a campaign letter

North Carolina's Democratic primary is open to "all registered voters, regardless of registration."

By Paul Specht • February 7, 2020

Erica Smith
stated on September 1, 2019 a tweet

Says she hasn’t taken corporate PAC money “since 2016.”

By Paul Specht • January 30, 2020

Deb Butler
stated on January 5, 2020 a tweet

Says NC Senate leader "expressed disdain" for the NC House budget vote on Sept. 11.

By Paul Specht • January 17, 2020

Dan Forest
stated on November 25, 2019 a press conference

Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina.

By Paul Specht • December 18, 2019

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