Latest Fact-Checks By Paul Specht

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Kelly Alexander
Kelly Alexander
stated on March 11, 2020 in a tweet:
Says "most" NC legislators are in the "high risk age group" for coronavirus
True
By Paul Specht • March 18, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 9, 2020 in a chart:
Says 80% of novel coronavirus cases are "mild."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • March 13, 2020
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on February 25, 2020 in a tweet:
Says North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “has seen his approval rating plummet”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 12, 2020
William Barber
William Barber
stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet:
Says “every time" the DSCC endorsed someone in North Carolina's U.S. Senate primary, "and the person they didn’t support was black, the candidate they picked ended up losing."
False
By Paul Specht • March 5, 2020
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on February 5, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Sen. Thom Tillis voted to "take away" coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • March 2, 2020
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on December 27, 2019 in a press release:
Says the photo ID law passed by North Carolina lawmakers is “one of the nation’s most lenient voter ID laws."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • February 17, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 21, 2020 in a tweet:
Says a "court has ordered North Carolina to step up significantly its funding for education."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • February 12, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2020 in a speech:
Says Republicans just won two congressional seats in North Carolina “that were not supposed to be won.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • February 11, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 4, 2020 in a campaign letter:
North Carolina's Democratic primary is open to "all registered voters, regardless of registration."
False
By Paul Specht • February 7, 2020
Erica Smith
Erica Smith
stated on September 1, 2019 in a tweet:
Says she hasn’t taken corporate PAC money “since 2016.”
False
By Paul Specht • January 30, 2020
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on January 10, 2020 in an email newsletter:
Says Democratic opponents Cal Cunningham and Erica Smith support sanctuary policies.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 22, 2020
Deb Butler
Deb Butler
stated on January 5, 2020 in a tweet:
Says NC Senate leader "expressed disdain" for the NC House budget vote on Sept. 11.
False
By Paul Specht • January 17, 2020
Erica Smith
Erica Smith
stated on December 6, 2019 in :
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 poll out of the gate."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 10, 2020
Wayne Goodwin
Wayne Goodwin
stated on December 14, 2019 in a tweet:
Says his opponent for NC Insurance Commissioner is a "perennial candidate" over 30 years.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • December 23, 2019
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on November 25, 2019 in a press conference:
Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina.
False
By Paul Specht • December 18, 2019
Jeff Jackson
Jeff Jackson
stated on December 3, 2019 in a tweet:
Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school." 
False
By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht • December 11, 2019
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet:
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 issued for Syria.
True
By Paul Specht • December 5, 2019
Alma Adams
Alma Adams
stated on November 26, 2019 in a tweet:
"The President wants to cut 3 MILLION people from SNAP, including children, seniors and veterans."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • December 3, 2019
Jerry Tillman
Jerry Tillman
stated on November 15, 2019 in a speech:
Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • November 26, 2019
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on July 31, 2019 in a tweet:
Says his campaign hasn’t accepted corporate PAC money and isn’t funded by "special interests."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 21, 2019
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