Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on December 27, 2019 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Mark Meadows
Mark Meadows
stated on November 15, 2019 a tweet
Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election."
Mostly False
By Julianna Rennie • November 21, 2019
David Lewis
David Lewis
stated on November 8, 2019 a tweet
Says Governor Cooper has vetoed "every single teacher pay raise we've ever passed."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • November 19, 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."
Mostly True
By Julianna Rennie • November 6, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2019 a speech
Says Republican Dan Bishop was "down by 17" points in NC congressional race and then won "by a lot."
False
By Paul Specht • October 10, 2019
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
stated on September 10, 2019 an appearance on The Ingraham Angle
Says Pat McCrory "shepherded in driver’s licenses for illegal aliens in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks."
Mostly False
By Julianna Rennie • September 30, 2019
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