Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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Duane Hall
Duane Hall
stated on December 9, 2016 a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission
North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults.
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By Will Doran • January 27, 2017
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 19, 2017 a speech to business leaders
Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid.
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By Will Doran • January 19, 2017
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 11, 2016 a TV ad
"(Deborah) Ross defends those who want to burn the American flag, and even called efforts to ban flag-burning ‘ridiculous,’ yet refused to help a disabled veteran fly the flag."
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By Will Doran • November 5, 2016
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on October 29, 2016 a private meeting with supporters
"I had the longest judicial vacancy in the history of the United States."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • November 3, 2016
Duane Hall
Duane Hall
stated on August 23, 2016 a tweet
North Carolina’s coast "is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm."
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By Will Doran • September 9, 2016
Common Cause
Common Cause
stated on July 19, 2016 an online video ad
"Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering."
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By Will Doran • August 9, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2016 an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC
Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade
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By Will Doran • July 27, 2016
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on July 19, 2016 a roll call at the Republican National Convention
Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world."
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By Will Doran • July 21, 2016
Moms Rising
Moms Rising
stated on July 13, 2016
"In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."
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By Will Doran • July 15, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a speech in Raleigh, N.C.
"We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party."
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By Will Doran • July 8, 2016
Larry Yarborough
Larry Yarborough
stated on June 9, 2016 a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations
Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • June 14, 2016
William Barber
William Barber
stated on April 22, 2016 a speech announcing the Moral Monday march
"80 percent of North Carolinians are for the living wage"
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By Will Doran • April 28, 2016
Chris Sgro
Chris Sgro
stated on March 17, 2016 a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact
"There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as.
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 1, 2016
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on March 8, 2016 his education plan
"North Carolina spends $855 less per student than it did before the Great Recession, and we have one of the lowest per pupil spending levels in the nation."
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By Will Doran • March 21, 2016
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