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Insurers could charge far, far more

Robert Pittenger

Robert Pittenger

Says the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, "absolutely does not eliminate protections for pre-existing conditions."

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Thursday, May 4th, 2017

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Stats are too "high"

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"After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Monday, April 24th, 2017

Mostly False

Raises, yes. 15%, no.

Phil Berger

Phil Berger

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

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Thursday, March 16th, 2017

Mostly False

It has, but not by leaps and bounds

John Skvarla

John Skvarla

Says HB2 "hasn’t moved the needle one iota" on North Carolina’s economy.

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Friday, October 28th, 2016

Mostly False

They are vetted, and the FBI can track them

Pat McCrory

Pat McCrory

Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Wednesday, October 12th, 2016

Mostly False

It rose to 41st, actually

Roy Cooper

Roy Cooper

"Under Pat McCrory, (North Carolina) has fallen to 41st in teacher pay."

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Friday, September 2nd, 2016

Mostly False

Actually saving money

Pat McCrory

Pat McCrory

"Roy Cooper's refusal to do his job is costing taxpayers money."

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

Mostly False

Democrats share much of the blame

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

"Thanks to (North Carolina’s) governor and the legislature, the average teacher salary can barely support a family."

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

Mostly False

Holding currently represents more of it than Ellmers does

Renee Ellmers

Renee Ellmers

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."

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Friday, June 3rd, 2016

Mostly False

The group is pretty transparent, actually

Pat McCrory

Pat McCrory

Says the Human Rights Campaign is secretly funded

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Friday, May 27th, 2016

Mostly False

Far more government spending goes to rape crisis charities

LGBT Progress

LGBT Progress

North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2.

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Friday, April 1st, 2016