Latest Fact Checks By Paul Specht

Bloomberg wrong about North Carolina’s primary rules

By Paul Specht

February 7, 2020

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

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NC Democrat falsely says she hasn’t taken corporate PAC money

By Paul Specht

January 30, 2020

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

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Thom Tillis says Cunningham and Smith support sanctuary policies. Not quite.

By Paul Specht

January 22, 2020

Says Democratic opponents Cal Cunningham and Erica Smith support sanctuary policies.

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NC Democrat wrong about GOP leader taking jab at other Republicans

By Paul Specht

January 17, 2020

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

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US Senate candidate Erica Smith gets ‘historic’ claim half right

By Paul Specht

January 10, 2020

Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every…

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NC Democrat makes claim about Insurance Commissioner’s campaign history

By Paul Specht

December 23, 2019

Says his opponent for NC Insurance Commissioner is a "perennial candidate" over 30 years.

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NC Lt. Governor makes baseless claim about immigration violence

By Paul Specht

December 18, 2019

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

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Democrat wrong about the history of NC’s teacher pay

By Matthew Riley , Paul Specht

December 11, 2019

Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school." 

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Walker: Mexican border state as dangerous as Syria

By Paul Specht

December 5, 2019

Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it…

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NC Democrat mostly right about Trump’s proposed cuts to SNAP

By Paul Specht

December 3, 2019

"The President wants to cut 3 MILLION people from SNAP, including children, seniors and veterans."

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NC Republican says redistricting is a partisan process – not a fair one.

By Paul Specht

November 26, 2019

Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan."

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Cunningham claim about corporate money is misleading

By Paul Specht

November 21, 2019

Says his campaign hasn’t accepted corporate PAC money and isn’t funded by "special interests."

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