Latest Half-True Fact-checks in North Carolina X posts stated on November 20, 2024 in an X post: FEMA delivered “only four” temporary housing units to Helene victims in North Carolina as of Nov. 20. Deborah Ross stated on January 25, 2024 in a press conference: “North Carolina has the longest voting period in the country … and we have the most ways of voting.” Thom Tillis stated on August 14, 2023 in a campaign email: A Democrat-sponsored bill proposes a “1,000% gun tax on most firearms.” Roy Cooper stated on May 4, 2023 in a video posted to Twitter: Four North Carolina Republicans made “campaign promises” to protect reproductive rights Senate Majority PAC stated on October 24, 2022 in a political ad: “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.” EMILY's List stated on September 9, 2022 in a political ad: Ted Budd “helped write legislation to outlaw abortion nationwide with no exceptions for rape or incest — a law that could even put doctors in jail.” Cheri Beasley stated on August 2, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Sixty-four members of Congress — Republicans and Democrats — have broken a law to stop insider stock trading, yet Washington refuses to do anything about it.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case. Thom Tillis stated on April 7, 2022 in a press release: “Most Americans favor keeping Title 42 in place.” David Willis stated on February 17, 2022 in 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. North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on January 31, 2022 in a tweet: Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case. Alma Adams stated on January 11, 2022 in a tweet: “From 1917 to 1994, half of the bills that were successfully filibustered in the Senate were civil rights legislation.” Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in 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.” Richard Hudson stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. left 33 Black Hawks to the Taliban, which has more than “85%” of all countries. Mark Walker stated on July 19, 2021 in a tweet: Says he worked to pass the 2018 farm bill “that helped farmers, invest(ed) in rural broadband, and added work requirements for able-bodied adults, Budd voted NO.” Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions." Wiley Nickel stated on June 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Over 75% of (North Carolina) supports medical marijuana.” Paul Newton stated on May 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says North Carolina moved “from among the worst business rankings in the country, to the top 10.” Pat McCrory stated on May 4, 2021 in a podcast: Says “75% of third-graders in this year’s class are not reading at a third grade level” and, for those who don’t catch up, there’s “an 80% chance that you will not graduate.” Thom Tillis stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed: “One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.” Richard Hudson stated on March 15, 2021 in a tweet: "Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release." Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech: “There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.” Roy Cooper stated on February 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says North Carolina bill to require in-person learning is “stripping out some of the health protocols that are in place.” Mandy Cohen stated on January 21, 2021 in a press conference: Says the number of spoiled coronavirus vaccines in North Carolina is “very small ... in the tens.” Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest wants to use tax dollars “to help rich people send their kids to private school using vouchers.” Thom Tillis stated on September 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Cal Cunningham “got a $40,000 tax incentive to update his butler’s pantry.” Cal Cunningham stated on September 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Thom Tillis has been “blocking his own party’s efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.” Thom Tillis stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: “Cal Cunningham criticized (the Paycheck Protection Program) while his company benefitted.” Mandy Cohen stated on April 20, 2020 in a press conference: "Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States." David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.”
X posts stated on November 20, 2024 in an X post: FEMA delivered “only four” temporary housing units to Helene victims in North Carolina as of Nov. 20. Deborah Ross stated on January 25, 2024 in a press conference: “North Carolina has the longest voting period in the country … and we have the most ways of voting.” Thom Tillis stated on August 14, 2023 in a campaign email: A Democrat-sponsored bill proposes a “1,000% gun tax on most firearms.” Roy Cooper stated on May 4, 2023 in a video posted to Twitter: Four North Carolina Republicans made “campaign promises” to protect reproductive rights Senate Majority PAC stated on October 24, 2022 in a political ad: “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.” EMILY's List stated on September 9, 2022 in a political ad: Ted Budd “helped write legislation to outlaw abortion nationwide with no exceptions for rape or incest — a law that could even put doctors in jail.” Cheri Beasley stated on August 2, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Sixty-four members of Congress — Republicans and Democrats — have broken a law to stop insider stock trading, yet Washington refuses to do anything about it.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case. Thom Tillis stated on April 7, 2022 in a press release: “Most Americans favor keeping Title 42 in place.” David Willis stated on February 17, 2022 in 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. North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on January 31, 2022 in a tweet: Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case. Alma Adams stated on January 11, 2022 in a tweet: “From 1917 to 1994, half of the bills that were successfully filibustered in the Senate were civil rights legislation.” Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in 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.” Richard Hudson stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. left 33 Black Hawks to the Taliban, which has more than “85%” of all countries. Mark Walker stated on July 19, 2021 in a tweet: Says he worked to pass the 2018 farm bill “that helped farmers, invest(ed) in rural broadband, and added work requirements for able-bodied adults, Budd voted NO.” Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions." Wiley Nickel stated on June 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Over 75% of (North Carolina) supports medical marijuana.” Paul Newton stated on May 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says North Carolina moved “from among the worst business rankings in the country, to the top 10.” Pat McCrory stated on May 4, 2021 in a podcast: Says “75% of third-graders in this year’s class are not reading at a third grade level” and, for those who don’t catch up, there’s “an 80% chance that you will not graduate.” Thom Tillis stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed: “One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.” Richard Hudson stated on March 15, 2021 in a tweet: "Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release." Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech: “There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.” Roy Cooper stated on February 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says North Carolina bill to require in-person learning is “stripping out some of the health protocols that are in place.” Mandy Cohen stated on January 21, 2021 in a press conference: Says the number of spoiled coronavirus vaccines in North Carolina is “very small ... in the tens.” Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest wants to use tax dollars “to help rich people send their kids to private school using vouchers.” Thom Tillis stated on September 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Cal Cunningham “got a $40,000 tax incentive to update his butler’s pantry.” Cal Cunningham stated on September 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Thom Tillis has been “blocking his own party’s efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.” Thom Tillis stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: “Cal Cunningham criticized (the Paycheck Protection Program) while his company benefitted.” Mandy Cohen stated on April 20, 2020 in a press conference: "Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States." David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.”
X posts stated on November 20, 2024 in an X post: FEMA delivered “only four” temporary housing units to Helene victims in North Carolina as of Nov. 20.
Deborah Ross stated on January 25, 2024 in a press conference: “North Carolina has the longest voting period in the country … and we have the most ways of voting.”
Thom Tillis stated on August 14, 2023 in a campaign email: A Democrat-sponsored bill proposes a “1,000% gun tax on most firearms.”
Roy Cooper stated on May 4, 2023 in a video posted to Twitter: Four North Carolina Republicans made “campaign promises” to protect reproductive rights
Senate Majority PAC stated on October 24, 2022 in a political ad: “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.”
EMILY's List stated on September 9, 2022 in a political ad: Ted Budd “helped write legislation to outlaw abortion nationwide with no exceptions for rape or incest — a law that could even put doctors in jail.”
Cheri Beasley stated on August 2, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Sixty-four members of Congress — Republicans and Democrats — have broken a law to stop insider stock trading, yet Washington refuses to do anything about it.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.
Thom Tillis stated on April 7, 2022 in a press release: “Most Americans favor keeping Title 42 in place.”
David Willis stated on February 17, 2022 in 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.
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on January 31, 2022 in a tweet: Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case.
Alma Adams stated on January 11, 2022 in a tweet: “From 1917 to 1994, half of the bills that were successfully filibustered in the Senate were civil rights legislation.”
Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in 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.”
Richard Hudson stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. left 33 Black Hawks to the Taliban, which has more than “85%” of all countries.
Mark Walker stated on July 19, 2021 in a tweet: Says he worked to pass the 2018 farm bill “that helped farmers, invest(ed) in rural broadband, and added work requirements for able-bodied adults, Budd voted NO.”
Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions."
Wiley Nickel stated on June 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Over 75% of (North Carolina) supports medical marijuana.”
Paul Newton stated on May 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says North Carolina moved “from among the worst business rankings in the country, to the top 10.”
Pat McCrory stated on May 4, 2021 in a podcast: Says “75% of third-graders in this year’s class are not reading at a third grade level” and, for those who don’t catch up, there’s “an 80% chance that you will not graduate.”
Thom Tillis stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed: “One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.”
Richard Hudson stated on March 15, 2021 in a tweet: "Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release."
Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech: “There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.”
Roy Cooper stated on February 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says North Carolina bill to require in-person learning is “stripping out some of the health protocols that are in place.”
Mandy Cohen stated on January 21, 2021 in a press conference: Says the number of spoiled coronavirus vaccines in North Carolina is “very small ... in the tens.”
Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest wants to use tax dollars “to help rich people send their kids to private school using vouchers.”
Thom Tillis stated on September 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Cal Cunningham “got a $40,000 tax incentive to update his butler’s pantry.”
Cal Cunningham stated on September 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Thom Tillis has been “blocking his own party’s efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.”
Thom Tillis stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: “Cal Cunningham criticized (the Paycheck Protection Program) while his company benefitted.”
Mandy Cohen stated on April 20, 2020 in a press conference: "Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States."
David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.”
