Fact Check Posts – Page 2

How many people die every day from drug overdoses in North Carolina?

By Will Doran

April 13, 2017

"Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose."

Caitlyn Jenner gets North Carolina’s new HB2 replacement law all wrong

By Will Doran

April 4, 2017

Says North Carolina's replacement for HB2 "orders NC cities to discriminate against LGBT people until at least 2020 and unfair ‘bathroom bans’ remain."

Still no Notebook 2 despite fake news rumors, but we’ll keep waiting

By Will Doran

April 2, 2017

"The Notebook is finally getting a sequel. Producers of the upcoming film confirmed .... that filming will begin in Jacksonville, North Carolina this summer."

Price is right: North Carolina would have nation’s second-highest costs if AHCA replaces Obamacare

By Will Doran

March 24, 2017

"Under the Republican health care repeal proposal North Carolina faces the 2nd highest premium increase in the nation. North Carolina residents will face an average…

NC teacher pay has been rising, but not by nearly as much as Sen. Phil Berger says

By Will Doran

March 16, 2017

Says Republican legislators in North Carolina raised the average teacher's pay "by more than 15 percent in just three years."

HB2 has cost North Carolina hundreds of millions of dollars. Dan Forest says that isn’t very much

By Will Doran

March 7, 2017

Says HB2 has hurt North Carolina’s economy by "one-tenth of 1 percent of our annual GDP."

North Carolina Republican leader claims credit for the nation’s best teacher pay raises

By Will Doran

February 28, 2017

"North Carolina's teacher income is rising faster than any other state."

NC’s Dan Forest wrongly claims Gov. Roy Cooper will create ‘Look But Don’t Touch’ bathroom policy

By Will Doran

February 17, 2017

"If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms."

NC Gov. Roy Cooper makes questionable claim about private school vouchers lacking accountability

By Will Doran

February 2, 2017

Says North Carolina gives taxpayer dollars to private schools, but "we really don’t know what these schools are doing or how they are performing."

Raise The Age: Could juvenile justice reform save North Carolina millions?

By Will Doran

January 27, 2017

North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults.

NC Gov. Roy Cooper on Medicaid expansion in North Carolina: “You’re already paying for it.”

By Will Doran

January 19, 2017

Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid.

Viral image debunked: KKK was not marching in North Carolina after Trump victory

By Will Doran

November 9, 2016

Says the KKK marched in Mebane, N.C., after Trump’s victory

Latest Fact Checks By Will Doran

How many people die every day from drug overdoses in North Carolina?

Caitlyn Jenner gets North Carolina’s new HB2 replacement law all wrong

Still no Notebook 2 despite fake news rumors, but we’ll keep waiting

Price is right: North Carolina would have nation’s second-highest costs if AHCA replaces Obamacare

NC teacher pay has been rising, but not by nearly as much as Sen. Phil Berger says

HB2 has cost North Carolina hundreds of millions of dollars. Dan Forest says that isn’t very much

North Carolina Republican leader claims credit for the nation’s best teacher pay raises

NC’s Dan Forest wrongly claims Gov. Roy Cooper will create ‘Look But Don’t Touch’ bathroom policy

NC Gov. Roy Cooper makes questionable claim about private school vouchers lacking accountability

Raise The Age: Could juvenile justice reform save North Carolina millions?

NC Gov. Roy Cooper on Medicaid expansion in North Carolina: “You’re already paying for it.”

Viral image debunked: KKK was not marching in North Carolina after Trump victory