Latest Fact-Checks By Will Doran

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stated on September 6, 2025 in an X post:
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “bears direct responsibility” for the fatal stabbing of a woman on the Charlotte rail system.
False
By Paul Specht, Will Doran • September 12, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on July 8, 2025 in an X post:
Former Gov. Roy Cooper is scheduled to speak at a Winston-Salem coffee shop July 18 at 11 a.m. about the “future of North Carolina.”
False
By Paul Specht, Will Doran • July 10, 2025
Kathy Manning
Kathy Manning
stated on October 23, 2018 in a debate:
"I'm not taking any corporate PAC money."
Half-True
By Will Doran • October 28, 2018
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview:
"This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections."
Half-True
By Will Doran • June 20, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on June 13, 2017 in his opening statement before Jeff Session's testimony:
Says the Senate Intelligence Committee has held 10 public hearings this year, "more than double that held by the committee in any recent year."
True
By Will Doran • June 14, 2017
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on June 8, 2017 in in an official statement:
Says former FBI Director James Comey admitted to leaking classified information.
False
By Will Doran • June 9, 2017
David Lewis
David Lewis
stated on June 1, 2017 in a tweet:
"The waiting list for Pre-K is over in the House budget."
True
By Will Doran • June 6, 2017
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017:
"Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
False
By Will Doran • May 23, 2017
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 11, 2017 in a chain email:
Says there are thousands of registered voters over 110 years old in North Carolina, including one who is 219 years old.
False
By Will Doran • May 18, 2017
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on May 4, 2017 in :
Says if the AHCA replaces Obamacare it will "significantly reduce insurance premiums in" North Carolina.
Half-True
By Will Doran • May 10, 2017
Robert Pittenger
Robert Pittenger
stated on May 2, 2017 in a written statement:
Says the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, "absolutely does not eliminate protections for pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • May 4, 2017
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 20, 2017 in posts on social media:
"After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC:
"The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Jay Chaudhuri
Jay Chaudhuri
stated on April 5, 2017 in an interview explaining his bill:
Says the T.R.U.M.P. Act, which would force presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in North Carolina, "has a lot of support – by a majority of North Carolinians and members of both parties."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 19, 2017
Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy
stated on April 10, 2017 in a speech:
"Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 13, 2017
Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner
stated on March 31, 2017 in :
Says North Carolina's replacement for HB2 "orders NC cities to discriminate against LGBT people until at least 2020 and unfair ‘bathroom bans’ remain."
False
By Will Doran • April 4, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 27, 2017 in :
"The Notebook is finally getting a sequel. Producers of the upcoming film confirmed .... that filming will begin in Jacksonville, North Carolina this summer."
Pants on Fire!
By Will Doran • April 2, 2017
David Price
David Price
stated on March 22, 2017 in a report from his Congressional office:
"Under the Republican health care repeal proposal North Carolina faces the 2nd highest premium increase in the nation. North Carolina residents will face an average cost increase of over $7,500."
Half-True
By Will Doran • March 24, 2017
Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on March 13, 2017 in a the GOP response to Roy Cooper's State of the State speech:
Says Republican legislators in North Carolina raised the average teacher's pay "by more than 15 percent in just three years."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • March 16, 2017
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on March 6, 2017 in a press conference in Texas:
Says HB2 has hurt North Carolina’s economy by "one-tenth of 1 percent of our annual GDP."
True
By Will Doran • March 7, 2017
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