Latest Fact-Checks By Paul Specht

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George Holding
George Holding
stated on September 27, 2018 in a TV ad:
Orange County "released" a sex offender instead of turning him over to immigration authorities - "like a sanctuary city."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • October 18, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on October 18, 2018 in a video:
Dan McCready "did admit he opposes middle class tax cuts."
False
By Paul Specht • October 17, 2018
Lanny Lancaster
Lanny Lancaster
stated on October 1, 2018 in :
Viral internet photo shows a young Christine Blasey Ford
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht, Rashaan Ayesh • October 4, 2018
D. Cole Phelps
D. Cole Phelps
stated on September 1, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"Health care premiums in North Carolina are now among the five highest states in the country."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 2, 2018
Stop Deceptive Amendments
Stop Deceptive Amendments
stated on September 24, 2018 in an ad:
Every former North Carolina governor opposes "constitutional amendments Raleigh lawmakers put on the ballot this fall."
False
By Paul Specht • September 27, 2018
BlueNC
BlueNC
stated on August 14, 2018 in a blog:
A proposed constitutional amendment "will pave the way for making abortion illegal under North Carolina’s constitution."
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht • August 14, 2018
Steve Troxler
Steve Troxler
stated on July 10, 2018 in a speech:
The Black River’s water quality is "rated at the very top in North Carolina."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • August 1, 2018
Larry Fedora
Larry Fedora
stated on July 18, 2018 in an interview:
"I don’t think it’s been proven that the game of football causes CTE."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • July 26, 2018
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on June 26, 2018 in a speech:
Indiana expanded Medicaid when Mike Pence was governor
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • July 9, 2018
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on June 7, 2018 in a TV interview:
States with voter ID laws have seen "zero decrease" in participation. "Most have seen an increase."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • June 20, 2018
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on May 30, 2018 in a tweet:
"One legislative Republican’s district gets almost all the school supply funding."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • June 7, 2018
Patrick McHenry
Patrick McHenry
stated on May 29, 2018 in a newsletter:
"Americans received the biggest tax cut in history last year."
False
By Paul Specht • June 4, 2018
Sydney Batch
Sydney Batch
stated on May 23, 2018 in a newsletter:
"Yesterday afternoon the Republicans in the General Assembly used the nuclear option to pass North Carolina's over $20 billion budget."
False
By Paul Specht • May 25, 2018
David Rouzer
David Rouzer
stated on May 8, 2018 in a tweet:
"The #irandeal ultimately would have guaranteed Iran a nuclear bomb capable of reaching the US."
False
By Paul Specht • May 22, 2018
Stokes County school teacher
Stokes County school teacher
stated on May 10, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"I am roughly being paid $53 a day to educate your child."
False
By Paul Specht • May 16, 2018
LaWana Mayfield
LaWana Mayfield
stated on April 16, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"I am still waiting for someone to produce pieces of the alleged plane" that caused the Twin Towers to collapse.
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht • April 25, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 19, 2018 in a speech at Duke University:
"We’ve spent more money on the military than the next 12 nations combined."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • April 24, 2018
Duane Hall
Duane Hall
stated on April 20, 2018 in a mailer:
Claims to be endorsed by the Democratic Party.
False
By Paul Specht • April 20, 2018
Robert Pittenger
Robert Pittenger
stated on April 2, 2018 in a newsletter:
The omnibus bill "does not designate a single dollar for Planned Parenthood."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • April 6, 2018
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on March 29, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Rep. Robert Pittenger "stood against funding for the border wall."
False
By Paul Specht • April 5, 2018
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