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Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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Josh Stein
Josh Stein
stated on June 6, 2025 an X post:
“Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.”
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 5, 2025
Eric Ager
Eric Ager
stated on October 24, 2023 a speech on the house floor:
“This map was drawn entirely in secret by an Ohio consultant … with taxpayer dollars.”
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By Paul Specht • November 15, 2023
Erin Paré
Erin Paré
stated on February 18, 2023 a tweet:
Wake County is the only large county in North Carolina that elects its commissioners at-large countywide.
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By Paul Specht • March 10, 2023
Michael Easley Jr.
Michael Easley Jr.
stated on July 12, 2022 a press conference:
“North Carolina is among some of the top states in the country for the number of ghost guns that are seized as crime guns.”
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By Paul Specht • August 10, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on June 14, 2022 a political ad:
Cheri Beasley voted to reverse the conviction of an armed kidnapper, release a double murderer early.
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By Paul Specht • July 7, 2022
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on October 26, 2021 a tweet:
"Gas in North Carolina increased 14 cents per gallon this past week, the highest in the nation."
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By Paul Specht • October 29, 2021
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 4, 2021 a press conference:
“North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.”
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By Paul Specht • August 20, 2021
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on March 26, 2021 an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper:
“People don’t pretend to be someone else to go in and vote. You just don’t see that kind of fraud.”
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By Paul Specht • April 5, 2021
Alma Adams
Alma Adams
stated on February 9, 2021 a tweet:
“Almost 40% of borrowers with student loan debt didn't finish their degree.”
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By Paul Specht • February 12, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 30, 2020 a political ad:
“Donald Trump and Thom Tillis opposed legislation that would lower the price of insulin and other prescription drugs.”
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By Aneri Pattani • October 19, 2020
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on July 28, 2020 a press conference:
There’s a “direct correlation” between North Carolina’s mask requirement and COVID-19 stabilization.
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By Paul Specht • August 5, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on May 12, 2020 a press conference:
“With retail, people are moving around and you don’t have as much a chance to spread the virus (as you do) when people are sitting or standing indoors” for long periods of time.
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By Paul Specht • June 1, 2020
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on February 5, 2020 a campaign ad:
Says Sen. Thom Tillis voted to "take away" coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
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By Paul Specht • March 2, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 21, 2020 a tweet:
Says a "court has ordered North Carolina to step up significantly its funding for education."
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By Paul Specht • February 12, 2020
Wayne Goodwin
Wayne Goodwin
stated on December 14, 2019 a tweet:
Says his opponent for NC Insurance Commissioner is a "perennial candidate" over 30 years.
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By Paul Specht • December 23, 2019
Alma Adams
Alma Adams
stated on November 26, 2019 a tweet:
"The President wants to cut 3 MILLION people from SNAP, including children, seniors and veterans."
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By Paul Specht • December 3, 2019
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 29, 2019 a tweet:
Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump’s emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina."
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By Julianna Rennie • November 6, 2019
Kelly E. Hastings
Kelly E. Hastings
stated on June 30, 2019 On twitter:
Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence."
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By Elizabeth Thompson • July 3, 2019
Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop
stated on May 31, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Said Dan McCready "got nearly $1 million in support from a Nancy Pelosi aligned dark money org in the 2018 election cycle right after he tweeted, ‘Dark money has no place in our politics’."
Mostly True
By Elizabeth Thompson • June 14, 2019
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on February 25, 2019 his State of the State address:
"Right now, four in 10 public schools in our state are at least 50 years old."
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By Bill McCarthy • March 5, 2019
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