Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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Sydney Batch
Sydney Batch
stated on October 23, 2018 a TV ad
John Adcock and Republicans’ plan for health care "would get rid of coverage altogether for thousands of families and raise premiums on the rest of us."
False
By Paul Specht • October 23, 2018
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on October 23, 2018 an attack ad
Kathy Manning got "$30 million of your tax dollars plus $2.3 million a year" to build a luxury hotel and parking lot
False
By Paul Specht • October 23, 2018
Chaz Beasley
Chaz Beasley
stated on August 23, 2018
"For perspective, Special Session costs you $50k, every single day. That’s roughly the average teacher’s salary in NC."
Mostly True
By Rashaan Ayesh • October 23, 2018
Kathy Manning
Kathy Manning
stated on October 9, 2018 a television ad
Says Ted Budd "voted to gut protections for pre-existing conditions … letting insurance companies deny coverage for (necessary) treatment."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • October 22, 2018
Dan McCready
Dan McCready
stated on October 17, 2018 a debate
"Mark Harris has said he would abolish the Department of Education."
True
By Bill McCarthy • October 22, 2018
George Holding
George Holding
stated on September 27, 2018 a TV ad
Orange County "released" a sex offender instead of turning him over to immigration authorities - "like a sanctuary city."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • October 18, 2018
JD Wooten
JD Wooten
stated on September 28, 2018
"Republicans in the General Assembly cut teacher pay so much when they took over in 2011 that even with recent pay raises, we are still below pre-Recession pay levels."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 17, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on October 18, 2018 a video
Dan McCready "did admit he opposes middle class tax cuts."
False
By Paul Specht • October 17, 2018
Lanny Lancaster
Lanny Lancaster
stated on October 1, 2018
Viral internet photo shows a young Christine Blasey Ford
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht, Rashaan Ayesh • October 4, 2018
D. Cole Phelps
D. Cole Phelps
stated on September 1, 2018 a Facebook post
"Health care premiums in North Carolina are now among the five highest states in the country."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 2, 2018
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on September 20, 2018 A campaign ad
Says Democratic North Carolina House candidate Dan McCready "took money from the Pelosi crowd" and is "with them" in their agenda and "wants to repeal your tax cut."  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 2, 2018
Rickey Padgett
Rickey Padgett
stated on September 15, 2018
John Kerry is "now working on the behalf of foreign terrorist governments."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 2, 2018
Stop Deceptive Amendments
Stop Deceptive Amendments
stated on September 24, 2018 an ad
Every former North Carolina governor opposes "constitutional amendments Raleigh lawmakers put on the ballot this fall."
False
By Paul Specht • September 27, 2018
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on August 28, 2018 a Facebook post
"As hundreds of North Carolinians face long lines at DMV offices around the state, Governor Cooper created a secret DMV office just for his friends."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • September 27, 2018
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on August 30, 2018
Most of Kathy Manning’s donors are from out-of-state.
True
By Rashaan Ayesh • September 26, 2018
Mark Meadows
Mark Meadows
stated on August 31, 2018
"Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • September 11, 2018
Michael Lee
Michael Lee
stated on August 28, 2018 Tweet
Teacher pay has increased under Republican leadership every year for the past 5 years.  In fact, even according to the national teacher's unions own rankings, NC ranked number 2 in the U.S. for fastest rising teacher pay 2016-2017.
Mostly True
By Rashaan Ayesh • September 7, 2018
JD Wooten
JD Wooten
stated on August 24, 2018
"My opponent, Rick Gunn, blocked the expansion of Medicaid — costing half a million people health insurance, including at least 23,000 veterans."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • September 5, 2018
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on August 24, 2018 the legislature
North Carolina is one of "very few states" that give the governor sole discretion to pick judges.
Mostly True
By Rashaan Ayesh • August 29, 2018
Civitas Institute
Civitas Institute
stated on June 25, 2018 a tweet
"Apple and Amazon already operate in many states that require levels of voter ID."
True
By Rashaan Ayesh • August 22, 2018
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