Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on February 24, 2023 an email
“The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.”
False
By Paul Specht • March 14, 2023
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on February 8, 2023 presentations about his bill
“One man was actually killed” during 2020 protests of police brutality in Raleigh
False
By Paul Specht • February 21, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on January 24, 2023 a tweet
Diamond and Silk pundit died from COVID-19
False
By Paul Specht • February 6, 2023
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on October 7, 2022 a debate
Cheri Beasley was “encouraging (riots) all across our state and all across our country in 2020.”
False
By Paul Specht • October 25, 2022
Bo Hines
Bo Hines
stated on October 1, 2022 an interview on WRAL's "On the Record"
Wiley Nickel supports “abortion all the way up until the point of birth, even post-birth.”
False
By Paul Specht • October 10, 2022
Ben Kral
Ben Kral
stated on August 10, 2022 a statement
“Violent crime (is) at an all-time high."
False
By Paul Specht • August 23, 2022
Julie Mayfield
Julie Mayfield
stated on June 2, 2022 a speech
“A quarter of the entire acreage in the country that is under hemp production is here in North Carolina.”
False
By Paul Specht • June 13, 2022
Barbara Gaskins
Barbara Gaskins
stated on May 24, 2022 a tweet
“The N.C. GOP came out in support of Sen. [Rick] Scott's extremist policy to ‘Rescue America.’”
False
By Paul Specht • June 7, 2022
North Carolina Futures Action Fund
North Carolina Futures Action Fund
stated on May 16, 2022 a campaign mailer
State Sen. Kirk deViere voted against Medicaid expansion, the governor’s budget and teacher raises.
False
By Paul Specht • May 16, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 14, 2022 a Facebook post
President Joe Biden was confused, “turned around and shook hands with thin air” after a speech.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 19, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 11, 2022 a Facebook post
“Just passed into law today: You cannot go 5 miles over speed limit” in North Carolina.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 14, 2022
Ben Clark
Ben Clark
stated on April 1, 2022 a campaign newsletter
“The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.”
False
By Paul Specht • April 4, 2022
Tyler Lee
Tyler Lee
stated on January 27, 2022 a tweet
ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.”
False
By Paul Specht • February 8, 2022
Gary Sides
Gary Sides
stated on August 3, 2021 a school board meeting
The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.”
False
By Paul Specht • August 13, 2021
Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
stated on July 9, 2021 a Facebook post
Says “showing up at the front doors of people’s houses and violating HIPAA laws by requesting private medical information regarding their vaccination status is unacceptable and illegal.”
False
By Paul Specht • July 15, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2021 an Instagram post
“About 40% to 50% of CDC, FDA employees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to” Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks.
False
May 18, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 11, 2021 a Facebook post
Photos show gas costs nearly $10 in the Carolinas.
False
May 13, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 11, 2021 a Facebook post
“George Floyd’s younger brother, Dejywan Floyd, has been arrested in North Carolina for a ‘road rage’ shooting of a white couple, killing the mother of six sitting in the passenger seat.”
False
April 12, 2021
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on March 2, 2021 a tweet
Says H.R. 1 “allows minors to vote.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht • March 10, 2021
Billboard
Billboard
stated on February 13, 2021 a billboard
“Gov Roy Cooper does not consider Type 1 diabetes an under lying health issue!”
False
By Paul Specht • February 18, 2021
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