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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.
Mostly True
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.
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."
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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."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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"
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • March 21, 2016
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