Latest Fact-Checks By Paul Specht

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Tillis stakes Title 42 claim on limited data

April 22, 2022

“Most Americans favor keeping Title 42 in place.”

NC Democrat falsely claims Republican Richard Hudson opposed insulin price cap

April 4, 2022

“The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.”

Budd exaggerates role of McCrory appointee in NC redistricting case

March 29, 2022

“Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.”

McCrory misrepresents Budd comments on Russia

March 15, 2022

“While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.”

North Carolina lawmaker misleads about Union County COVID cases, criticism

March 2, 2022

There are now zero students, staff or anyone “related to the school system” in Union County” hospitalized with COVID-19, despite harsh criticism of school COVID…

NC Democrats target Republicans but leave out context

February 17, 2022

Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case.

No proof of immigrant drop-offs in Charlotte suburb

February 8, 2022

ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.”

NC Congressman exaggerates Washington COVID restrictions

February 3, 2022

“The Dems demand a photo ID to get a cheeseburger.”

Did civil rights bills account for ‘half’ of the bills successfully filibustered over 77 years?

January 24, 2022

“From 1917 to 1994, half of the bills that were successfully filibustered in the Senate were civil rights legislation.”

NC legislator inaccurately describes redistricting case

January 21, 2022

Says the “NC appeals court” acknowledged the state’s election maps “are skewed,” but didn’t block them because they are “partisan hacks.”

Smith says corporate profits hit record high, blames ‘overcharging’

January 7, 2022

“Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.”

Did Pat McCrory support Black Lives Matter protests and condemn ‘Trump supporters?’

December 22, 2021

Audio clips from ad show Pat McCrory supported Black Lives Matter protesters while condemning ‘Trump supporters’

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