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Latest Fact-Checks By Paul Specht

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National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on July 17, 2020 in an ad:
Cal Cunningham "voted for over $1 billion in new taxes.”
True
By Paul Specht • August 13, 2020
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on July 28, 2020 in a press conference:
There’s a “direct correlation” between North Carolina’s mask requirement and COVID-19 stabilization.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 5, 2020
Majority Forward
Majority Forward
stated on July 24, 2020 in a television ad:
Says Sen. Thom Tillis “doesn’t think restaurant workers should have to wash their hands.”
False
By Paul Specht • July 25, 2020
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet:
“Cal Cunningham criticized (the Paycheck Protection Program) while his company benefitted.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • July 17, 2020
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on July 4, 2020 in an interview:
Multiple studies “all said for decades, masks do not work with viruses.”
False
By Paul Specht • July 9, 2020
Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy
stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A study “showed that over 1 million people in North Carolina have now been exposed to the virus.”
False
By Paul Specht • July 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In North Carolina, “you can be charged with a class H felony for wearing a mask and concealed carrying.”
False
By Paul Specht • June 26, 2020
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on June 22, 2020 in a tweet:
"North Carolina is one of four states" that hasn't opened gyms.
True
By Paul Specht • June 25, 2020
Chain message
Chain message
stated on June 2, 2020 in a text:
Text from someone “connected” to Raleigh police: “antifa may be heading into the wealthy neighborhoods tonight to take what should be theirs.”
False
By Paul Specht • June 5, 2020
Darren Jackson
Darren Jackson
stated on May 27, 2020 in a tweet:
“Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump not wearing a face mask in public.”
True
By Paul Specht • June 1, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on May 12, 2020 in a press conference:
“With retail, people are moving around and you don’t have as much a chance to spread the virus (as you do) when people are sitting or standing indoors” for long periods of time.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • June 1, 2020
Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop
stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview:
“Half the workforce in the country may have just been idled” by coronavirus.
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • May 20, 2020
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on April 24, 2020 in a tweet:
"Mitch McConnell said he wanted states to go bankrupt instead of the federal government providing relief. Today, Thom Tillis agreed."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • May 12, 2020
Warren Daniel
Warren Daniel
stated on April 23, 2020 in 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.”
False
By Paul Specht • May 8, 2020
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview:
"We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19."
False
By Paul Specht • May 6, 2020
Jay Chaudhuri
Jay Chaudhuri
stated on April 10, 2020 in an op-ed:
North Carolina is "in the small minority of states that requires an absentee ballot to be signed by two witnesses or a notary public."
True
By Paul Specht • April 23, 2020
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on April 20, 2020 in a press conference:
"Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • April 22, 2020
Jeff Jackson
Jeff Jackson
stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet:
NC liquor stores were deemed essential “because we have a lot of people who are chemically dependent on alcohol and if we suddenly cut off their access they would go into withdrawal and flood the emergency rooms.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • April 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“North Carolina & Virginia State line is closed. Nothing in or out."
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht • April 8, 2020
David Lewis
David Lewis
stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet:
“Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • April 7, 2020
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