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Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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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
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
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 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.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • December 21, 2018
Linda Coleman
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.
Mostly True
By Rashaan Ayesh • October 29, 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."
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By Rashaan Ayesh • October 23, 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
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on June 26, 2018 a speech:
Indiana expanded Medicaid when Mike Pence was governor
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • July 9, 2018
Bernie Sanders
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."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • April 24, 2018
Pricey Harrison
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."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • March 5, 2018
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
stated on November 3, 2017 meeting:
The UNC athletic director’s $705,000 salary was "not at market. Not even close."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • February 8, 2018
Charles Francis
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"
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By Paul Specht • October 25, 2017
Dallas Woodhouse
Dallas Woodhouse
stated on September 13, 2017 in a newspaper:
"Since 2010, Republicans have won unaffiliated voters in every general election."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • September 27, 2017
Roy Cooper
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.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 9, 2017
Richard Burr
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."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Jay Chaudhuri
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."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 19, 2017
Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy
stated on April 10, 2017 a speech:
"Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 13, 2017
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