Latest Fact-Checks In North Carolina

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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
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on March 21, 2022 a tweet
“Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 29, 2022
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on March 8, 2022 a campaign ad
“While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 15, 2022
David Willis
David Willis
stated on February 17, 2022 a speech
There are now zero students, staff or anyone “related to the school system” in Union County” hospitalized with COVID-19, despite harsh criticism of school COVID policy.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • March 2, 2022
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus
stated on January 31, 2022 a tweet
Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • February 17, 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
Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy
stated on January 16, 2022 a tweet
“The Dems demand a photo ID to get a cheeseburger.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • February 3, 2022
Alma Adams
Alma Adams
stated on January 11, 2022 a tweet
“From 1917 to 1994, half of the bills that were successfully filibustered in the Senate were civil rights legislation.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 24, 2022
Deb Butler
Deb Butler
stated on January 12, 2022 a tweet
Says the “NC appeals court” acknowledged the state’s election maps “are skewed,” but didn’t block them because they are “partisan hacks.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • January 21, 2022
Erica Smith
Erica Smith
stated on December 30, 2021 a tweet
“Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 7, 2022
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on December 7, 2021 a video ad
Audio clips from ad show Pat McCrory supported Black Lives Matter protesters while condemning ‘Trump supporters’
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • December 22, 2021
Cheri Beasley
Cheri Beasley
stated on October 19, 2021 a Q&A session
“We need filibuster reform, and I’ve always been very clear about that.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 18, 2021
Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
stated on October 21, 2021 an interview with Diamond and Silk
Says N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has gone after Jan. 6 protesters but he has “said nothing” about violent summer protests in North Carolina and was “derelict in his duty.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 8, 2021
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on October 26, 2021 a tweet
"Gas in North Carolina increased 14 cents per gallon this past week, the highest in the nation."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • October 29, 2021
Jeff Jackson
Jeff Jackson
stated on October 11, 2021 a candidate forum
“The five most-endangered hospitals in the country are all in (North Carolina).”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 20, 2021
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on September 17, 2021 a radio interview
Ted Budd’s family used AgriBioTech money to help “give donations to these Washington special interest groups that are running negative ads against me in the Senate race.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 8, 2021
Madison Cawthorn
Madison Cawthorn
stated on September 14, 2021 a speech to the Johnston County school board
Children and teen suicide attempts “skyrocketed 250% in 2020” according to “one study done by a hospital.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • September 28, 2021
Richard Hudson
Richard Hudson
stated on September 1, 2021 a Facebook post
Says U.S. left 33 Black Hawks to the Taliban, which has more than “85%” of all countries.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 20, 2021
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