Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2020 a Facebook post

In North Carolina, “you can be charged with a class H felony for wearing a mask and concealed carrying.”

False

By Paul Specht • June 26, 2020

Dan Forest
stated on June 22, 2020 a tweet

"North Carolina is one of four states" that hasn't opened gyms.

True

By Paul Specht • June 25, 2020

Chain message
stated on June 2, 2020 a text

Text from someone “connected” to Raleigh police: “antifa may be heading into the wealthy neighborhoods tonight to take what should be theirs.”

False

By Paul Specht • June 5, 2020

Darren Jackson
stated on May 27, 2020 a tweet

“Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump not wearing a face mask in public.”

True

By Paul Specht • June 1, 2020

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.

Mostly True

By Paul Specht • June 1, 2020

Dan Bishop
stated on April 24, 2020 an interview

“Half the workforce in the country may have just been idled” by coronavirus.

Mostly False

By Paul Specht • May 20, 2020

Cal Cunningham
stated on April 24, 2020 a tweet

"Mitch McConnell said he wanted states to go bankrupt instead of the federal government providing relief. Today, Thom Tillis agreed."

Mostly False

By Paul Specht • May 12, 2020

Warren Daniel
stated on April 23, 2020 a tweet

North Carolina’s health department is "telling hospitals that if they decide to do elective surgeries, they won’t be eligible to receive (protective equipment) from the state.”

False

By Paul Specht • May 8, 2020

Dan Forest
stated on April 24, 2020 an interview

"We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19."

False

By Paul Specht • May 6, 2020

Jay Chaudhuri
stated on April 10, 2020 an op-ed

North Carolina is "in the small minority of states that requires an absentee ballot to be signed by two witnesses or a notary public."

True

By Paul Specht • April 23, 2020

Mandy Cohen
stated on April 20, 2020 a press conference

"Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States."

Half-True

By Paul Specht • April 22, 2020

Jeff Jackson
stated on April 6, 2020 a tweet

NC liquor stores were deemed essential “because we have a lot of people who are chemically dependent on alcohol and if we suddenly cut off their access they would go into withdrawal and flood the emergency rooms.”

Mostly False

By Paul Specht • April 17, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2020 a Facebook post

“North Carolina & Virginia State line is closed. Nothing in or out."

Pants on Fire!

By Paul Specht • April 8, 2020

David Lewis
stated on March 26, 2020 a tweet

“Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.”

Half-True

By Paul Specht • April 7, 2020

Jeff Jackson
stated on March 19, 2020 a tweet

Says North Carolina "hospital beds are typically 85% full across the state.”

Half-True

By Paul Specht • April 1, 2020

Greg Murphy
stated on March 16, 2020 a tweet

“Sunlight actually can kill the (novel coronavirus.)”

False

By Paul Specht • March 20, 2020

Kelly Alexander
stated on March 11, 2020 a tweet

Says "most" NC legislators are in the "high risk age group" for coronavirus

True

By Paul Specht • March 18, 2020

North Carolina Republican Party
stated on February 25, 2020 a tweet

Says North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “has seen his approval rating plummet”

Mostly False

By Paul Specht • March 12, 2020

William Barber
stated on February 20, 2020 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
stated on February 5, 2020 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

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