Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on October 25, 2017 a radio appearance
The North Carolina bathroom bill "was really never repealed."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 22, 2017
Nancy McFarlane
Nancy McFarlane
stated on November 6, 2017 on a mailer
Charles Francis "vows to slash funding for parks and open space."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 6, 2017
David Lewis
David Lewis
stated on July 31, 2017 in a blog
Gov. Roy Cooper has "filed nearly one lawsuit a month, with every single one of them an attempt to extend his own power."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • August 22, 2017
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 15, 2017 Press release
House Bill 330 "grants immunity from liability to motorists who strike protesters."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • August 16, 2017
Robert Pittenger
Robert Pittenger
stated on May 2, 2017 a written statement
Says the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, "absolutely does not eliminate protections for pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • May 4, 2017
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 20, 2017 posts on social media
"After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on March 13, 2017 a the GOP response to Roy Cooper's State of the State speech
Says Republican legislators in North Carolina raised the average teacher's pay "by more than 15 percent in just three years."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • March 16, 2017
John Skvarla
John Skvarla
stated on October 24, 2016 a speech in Charlotte
Says HB2 "hasn’t moved the needle one iota" on North Carolina’s economy.
Mostly False
By Will Doran • October 28, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on October 11, 2016 a North Carolina governor's race debate
Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • October 12, 2016
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 29, 2016 posts on social media
"Under Pat McCrory, (North Carolina) has fallen to 41st in teacher pay."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • September 2, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on August 2, 2016 a press release
"Roy Cooper's refusal to do his job is costing taxpayers money."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • August 16, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 22, 2016 a speech in Raleigh, NC
"Thanks to (North Carolina’s) governor and the legislature, the average teacher salary can barely support a family."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • June 28, 2016
Renee Ellmers
Renee Ellmers
stated on May 19, 2016 a debate on WRAL
Because George Holding doesn’t live in the congressional district he’s running for, he "doesn’t experience the same things that we are all experiencing."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • June 3, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on May 24, 2016 a radio interview on Charlotte's WBT
Says the Human Rights Campaign is secretly funded
Mostly False
By Will Doran • May 27, 2016
LGBT Progress
LGBT Progress
stated on March 23, 2016 a tweet
North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2.
Mostly False
By Will Doran • April 1, 2016
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