Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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Mark Meadows
Mark Meadows
stated on March 14, 2019 a congressional hearing
"The previous administration under President Barack Obama really was the first time that we didn’t ask a citizenship-type question … for the first time in a century, a citizenship question was not included in 2010."
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 4, 2019
Quentin Miller
Quentin Miller
stated on February 26, 2019 a speech
Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant."
True
By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht • March 28, 2019
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
stated on March 7, 2019 an ad video
"HR 1 is going to take your hard-earned tax dollars and millions more and send them to (a political candidate’s) campaign so (they) can put ads on TV."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • March 26, 2019
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on March 14, 2019 a vote
Position on Trump’s national emergency declaration for border wall funding
Full Flop
By Paul Specht • March 20, 2019
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on March 12, 2019 an email
"Democrats have forced a special election"
False
By Paul Specht • March 15, 2019
Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
stated on March 9, 2019 a tweet
Says HR 1 would "legalize" the kind of fraud found in North Carolina
False
By Paul Specht • March 13, 2019
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 26, 2019 a speech
Says NC absentee voters have "no way" to know if ballots are delivered
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 7, 2019
Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on February 25, 2019 a speech
"Since 2011, the gap in high school graduation rates between African-American students and all students has been cut in half, from 6.4 percent to 3.1 percent."
True
By Bill McCarthy • March 7, 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."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • March 5, 2019
Various media reports 2
Various media reports 2
stated on February 26, 2019 reports
Says NC bill would change the grading scale.
False
By Paul Specht • February 28, 2019
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on February 12, 2019 a press release
Says replacing NC Supreme Court Chief Justice with most experienced justice is a "longstanding, nonpartisan tradition."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • February 27, 2019
Wiley Nickel
Wiley Nickel
stated on February 20, 2019 a tweet
Says a Republican bill "pays for school construction with teacher pay raises."
False
By Paul Specht • February 26, 2019
David Price
David Price
stated on February 14, 2019 a tweet
Says border "crossings remain at historically low levels."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • February 22, 2019
Chuck McGrady
Chuck McGrady
stated on February 13, 2019 a press conference
Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • February 15, 2019
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 30, 2019
Says "30,000 veterans in North Carolina have no health insurance."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • February 14, 2019
Darren Jackson
Darren Jackson
stated on January 30, 2019 a tweet
"Expanding Medicaid would bring 40,000 jobs to North Carolina."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • February 13, 2019
Jacob Wohl
Jacob Wohl
stated on February 7, 2019
"Racist picture of Democrat North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper emerges just days after he called on Ralph Northam to resign - DAILY MAIL."
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht, Rashaan Ayesh • February 9, 2019
Civitas Institute
Civitas Institute
stated on January 28, 2019 a tweet
"There are almost 60,000 North Carolina children on waiting lists to access a school that works best for them."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • February 5, 2019
Dallas Woodhouse
Dallas Woodhouse
stated on January 17, 2019 a tweet
Says the NC elections board received "no calls" after alerting Bladen County voters to possible absentee ballot fraud.
False
By Paul Specht • January 30, 2019
Richard Hudson
Richard Hudson
stated on January 8, 2019 a tweet
Says Democrats want to give $54 billion in foreign aid, and Trump is only asking for 10 percent of that "to secure our border and build a wall.
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • January 24, 2019
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