Latest Fact-Checks By Paul Specht

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Alma Adams
Alma Adams
stated on January 11, 2022 in a tweet:
“From 1917 to 1994, half of the bills that were successfully filibustered in the Senate were civil rights legislation.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 24, 2022
Deb Butler
Deb Butler
stated on January 12, 2022 in a tweet:
Says the “NC appeals court” acknowledged the state’s election maps “are skewed,” but didn’t block them because they are “partisan hacks.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • January 21, 2022
Erica Smith
Erica Smith
stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet:
“Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 7, 2022
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on December 7, 2021 in a video ad:
Audio clips from ad show Pat McCrory supported Black Lives Matter protesters while condemning ‘Trump supporters’
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • December 22, 2021
Cheri Beasley
Cheri Beasley
stated on October 19, 2021 in a Q&A session:
“We need filibuster reform, and I’ve always been very clear about that.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 18, 2021
Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
stated on October 21, 2021 in an interview with Diamond and Silk:
Says N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has gone after Jan. 6 protesters but he has “said nothing” about violent summer protests in North Carolina and was “derelict in his duty.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 8, 2021
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on October 26, 2021 in a tweet:
"Gas in North Carolina increased 14 cents per gallon this past week, the highest in the nation."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • October 29, 2021
Jeff Jackson
Jeff Jackson
stated on October 11, 2021 in a candidate forum:
“The five most-endangered hospitals in the country are all in (North Carolina).”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 20, 2021
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on September 17, 2021 in a radio interview:
Ted Budd’s family used AgriBioTech money to help “give donations to these Washington special interest groups that are running negative ads against me in the Senate race.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 8, 2021
Madison Cawthorn
Madison Cawthorn
stated on September 14, 2021 in a speech to the Johnston County school board:
Children and teen suicide attempts “skyrocketed 250% in 2020” according to “one study done by a hospital.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • September 28, 2021
Richard Hudson
Richard Hudson
stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says U.S. left 33 Black Hawks to the Taliban, which has more than “85%” of all countries.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 20, 2021
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference:
“North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.”
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 20, 2021
Gary Sides
Gary Sides
stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting:
The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.”
False
By Paul Specht • August 13, 2021
Josh Stein
Josh Stein
stated on August 3, 2021 in a Council of State meeting:
“More people have died of an opioid overdose in North Carolina in recent years than have died of COVID.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • August 6, 2021
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
stated on July 19, 2021 in a tweet:
Says he worked to pass the 2018 farm bill “that helped farmers, invest(ed) in rural broadband, and added work requirements for able-bodied adults, Budd voted NO.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • August 3, 2021
Alma Adams
Alma Adams
stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting:
"Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • July 23, 2021
Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
stated on July 9, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says “showing up at the front doors of people’s houses and violating HIPAA laws by requesting private medical information regarding their vaccination status is unacceptable and illegal.”
False
By Paul Specht • July 15, 2021
Wiley Nickel
Wiley Nickel
stated on June 30, 2021 in a tweet:
“Over 75% of (North Carolina) supports medical marijuana.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • July 14, 2021
Dean Arp
Dean Arp
stated on June 2, 2021 in in a committee meeting:
Says North Carolina’s proposed abortion bill would not “govern the conversation between the doctor and patient.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • June 18, 2021
Paul Newton
Paul Newton
stated on May 25, 2021 in a press conference:
Says North Carolina moved “from among the worst business rankings in the country, to the top 10.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • June 10, 2021
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