Fact Check Posts – Page 2

David Price
stated on February 14, 2019 a tweet

Says border "crossings remain at historically low levels."

By Bill McCarthy • February 22, 2019

Roy Cooper
stated on January 30, 2019

Says "30,000 veterans in North Carolina have no health insurance."

By Paul Specht • February 14, 2019

Darren Jackson
stated on January 30, 2019 a tweet

"Expanding Medicaid would bring 40,000 jobs to North Carolina."

By Bill McCarthy • February 13, 2019

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."

By Bill McCarthy • February 5, 2019

Dallas Woodhouse
stated on December 8, 2018 a tweet

Says no elections protest was filed, McCready conceded and "every" county board certified its results from the Mark Harris, Dan McCready race.

By Paul Specht • December 21, 2018

Linda Coleman
stated on October 23, 2018

"George Holding has voted 13 times to deny Kevin, and the 300,000 people like him in the 2nd Congressional District, coverage" for their pre-existing conditions.

By Rashaan Ayesh • October 29, 2018

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."

By Rashaan Ayesh • October 23, 2018

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.

By Rashaan Ayesh • September 7, 2018

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."

By Bill McCarthy • September 5, 2018

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.

By Rashaan Ayesh • August 29, 2018

Mandy Cohen
stated on June 26, 2018 a speech

Indiana expanded Medicaid when Mike Pence was governor

By Paul Specht • July 9, 2018

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 19, 2018 a speech at Duke University

"We’ve spent more money on the military than the next 12 nations combined."

By Paul Specht • April 24, 2018

Pricey Harrison
stated on February 15, 2018 a tweet

"The US has approximately 5% of the world's population and 42% of civilian gun ownership."

By Paul Specht • March 5, 2018

Chapel Hill
stated on November 3, 2017 meeting

The UNC athletic director’s $705,000 salary was "not at market. Not even close."

By Paul Specht • February 8, 2018

Charles Francis
stated on October 20, 2017 in a televised debate

"There are parks in Southeast Raleigh that still don’t have air conditioning in the gym"

By Paul Specht • October 25, 2017

Dallas Woodhouse
stated on September 13, 2017 in a newspaper

"Since 2010, Republicans have won unaffiliated voters in every general election."

By Paul Specht • September 27, 2017

Roy Cooper
stated on July 28, 2017 in a newsletter

Last year, Democrats won nearly 50% of the vote, yet they hold only 38% of the seats in the state House and 30% of the seats in the state Senate.

By Paul Specht • August 9, 2017

Richard Burr
stated on April 18, 2017 a speech in Youngsville, NC

"The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."

By Will Doran • April 24, 2017

Jay Chaudhuri
stated on April 5, 2017 an interview explaining his bill

Says the T.R.U.M.P. Act, which would force presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in North Carolina, "has a lot of support – by a majority of North Carolinians and members of both parties."

By Will Doran • April 19, 2017

Greg Murphy
stated on April 10, 2017 a speech

"Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose."

By Will Doran • April 13, 2017

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