Latest Fact Checks By Paul Specht

Beasley says she’s been ‘very clear’ about filibuster stance

By Paul Specht

November 18, 2021

“We need filibuster reform, and I’ve always been very clear about that.”

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Mark Robinson mostly wrong about how NC Attorney General treated protestors

By Paul Specht

November 8, 2021

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…

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Tillis: gas prices more in North Carolina than any other state

By Paul Specht

October 29, 2021

"Gas in North Carolina increased 14 cents per gallon this past week, the highest in the nation."

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Senate candidate wrongly says NC hospitals are ‘most endangered’

By Paul Specht

October 20, 2021

“The five most-endangered hospitals in the country are all in (North Carolina).”

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McCrory tries to connect Budd family, AgriBioTech settlement, and attack ads

By Paul Specht

October 8, 2021

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…

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Cawthorn misrepresents data on youth suicides

By Paul Specht

September 28, 2021

Children and teen suicide attempts “skyrocketed 250% in 2020” according to “one study done by a hospital.”

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Congressman half right about Black Hawks left in Afghanistan

By Paul Specht

September 20, 2021

Says U.S. left 33 Black Hawks to the Taliban, which has more than “85%” of all countries.

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How do COVID-19 deaths, job losses in NC compare to other states?

By Paul Specht

August 20, 2021

“North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.”

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North Carolina school leader repeats false claims about immigration, COVID

By Paul Specht

August 13, 2021

The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.”

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North Carolina AG compares opioid deaths to COVID-19 deaths

By Paul Specht

August 6, 2021

“More people have died of an opioid overdose in North Carolina in recent years than have died of COVID.”

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Trump’s farm bill, food stamps, and North Carolina’s GOP Senate candidates

By Paul Specht

August 3, 2021

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…

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Are high lumber prices ‘tied’ to the Trump administration?

By Paul Specht

July 23, 2021

"Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions."

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