Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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Paul Newton
Paul Newton
stated on May 25, 2021 a press conference
Says North Carolina moved “from among the worst business rankings in the country, to the top 10.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • June 10, 2021
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on May 4, 2021 a podcast
Says “75% of third-graders in this year’s class are not reading at a third grade level” and, for those who don’t catch up, there’s “an 80% chance that you will not graduate.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • May 14, 2021
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on April 19, 2021 an op-ed
“One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • April 28, 2021
Richard Hudson
Richard Hudson
stated on March 15, 2021 a tweet
"Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • March 25, 2021
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on February 24, 2021 a speech
“There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg, Paul Specht • March 1, 2021
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on February 2, 2021 a press conference
Says North Carolina bill to require in-person learning is “stripping out some of the health protocols that are in place.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • February 5, 2021
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on January 21, 2021 a press conference
Says the number of spoiled coronavirus vaccines in North Carolina is “very small ... in the tens.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 27, 2021
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on October 14, 2020 a debate
Says Dan Forest wants to use tax dollars “to help rich people send their kids to private school using vouchers.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • October 22, 2020
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on September 14, 2020 a debate
Says Cal Cunningham “got a $40,000 tax incentive to update his butler’s pantry.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 28, 2020
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on September 14, 2020 a debate
Says Thom Tillis has been “blocking his own party’s efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 24, 2020
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on July 7, 2020 a tweet
“Cal Cunningham criticized (the Paycheck Protection Program) while his company benefitted.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • July 17, 2020
Mandy Cohen
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
David Lewis
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dan McCready
Dan McCready
stated on August 28, 2019 a debate on WBTV
Says Dan Bishop "took the only vote from either party — the only vote — against pharmacists being able to tell people about lower-cost drugs."
Half-True
By Julianna Rennie • September 3, 2019
Dan McCready
Dan McCready
stated on August 8, 2019 a tweet
Says "Dan Bishop doubles down on removing coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Under his sham ‘association health plans,’ insurance companies don't have to pay for medications for pre-existing conditions."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • August 23, 2019
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