Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in North Carolina Unleash Prosperity Now stated on August 13, 2023 in a political ad: “Gov. Roy Cooper is blocking a pioneering school choice bill that would give thousands of low-income parents the funds to allow their kids to get a high-quality education.” Citizens Against Government Waste stated on August 7, 2023 in a political ad: A bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders would “increase government control” of pharmacy benefit managers and is a “radical health care takeover.” Tricia Cotham stated on April 5, 2023 in a press conference: Minority Leader Robert Reives “sent out a statement … encouraging us to resign and/or (face) a primary challenge.” North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on February 8, 2023 in a tweet: “North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.” Richard Hudson stated on January 12, 2023 in a tweet: “Joe Biden’s war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983.” Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 11, 2022 in a political ad: Cheri Beasley “backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000.” Cheri Beasley stated on October 7, 2022 in a debate: Ted Budd “on four separate occasions voted against funding for police here in North Carolina to the tune of more than $32 million.” Qasim Rashid stated on July 18, 2022 in a tweet: "North Carolina GOP is re-introducing a bill that says life begins at conception and anyone who destroys that fertilized egg is guilty of first-degree murder." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 6, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley tossed the conviction of a man seeking sex with a boy online and “set free” a child porn offender. School Freedom Fund stated on April 2, 2022 in a television ad: Former Gov. Pat McCrory appointed liberals to the North Carolina Textbook Commission, which “mandated textbooks” pushing critical race theory. Ted Budd stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet: “Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.” Pat McCrory stated on March 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.” Greg Murphy stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: “The Dems demand a photo ID to get a cheeseburger.” Deb Butler stated on January 12, 2022 in 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.” Club for Growth stated on December 7, 2021 in a video ad: Audio clips from ad show Pat McCrory supported Black Lives Matter protesters while condemning ‘Trump supporters’ Cheri Beasley stated on October 19, 2021 in a Q&A session: “We need filibuster reform, and I’ve always been very clear about that.” Mark Robinson stated on October 21, 2021 in 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.” Jeff Jackson stated on October 11, 2021 in a candidate forum: “The five most-endangered hospitals in the country are all in (North Carolina).” Pat McCrory stated on September 17, 2021 in 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.” Madison Cawthorn stated on September 14, 2021 in 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.” Josh Stein stated on August 3, 2021 in a Council of State meeting: “More people have died of an opioid overdose in North Carolina in recent years than have died of COVID.” Dean Arp stated on June 2, 2021 in in a committee meeting: Says North Carolina’s proposed abortion bill would not “govern the conversation between the doctor and patient.” Natasha Marcus stated on May 6, 2021 in a tweet: Says North Carolina bill "would allow politically active 501(c)(4) organizations to hide major donors while using their money to support or oppose candidates and political issues.” Tweets stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden forced the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina to resign after 24 people were charged with election fraud and the Mainstream Media never even batted an eyelash." Thom Tillis stated on March 10, 2021 in a committee meeting: Says a lack of transparency for small-dollar donations is the “same thing” as dark money Karen Brinson Bell stated on February 25, 2021 in an appearance before a committee: Says the NC elections board “did not change state law." Mark Walker stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “President Biden is raising the prices of insulin and Epi-Pens on those with high costs and the uninsured.” David Rouzer stated on December 3, 2020 in a tweet: The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.” VoteVets.org stated on September 2, 2020 in an ad: Says Thom Tillis voted “against a pay raise for a military, while voting for a pay raise for himself.” Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in a tweet: Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!”
Unleash Prosperity Now stated on August 13, 2023 in a political ad: “Gov. Roy Cooper is blocking a pioneering school choice bill that would give thousands of low-income parents the funds to allow their kids to get a high-quality education.” Citizens Against Government Waste stated on August 7, 2023 in a political ad: A bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders would “increase government control” of pharmacy benefit managers and is a “radical health care takeover.” Tricia Cotham stated on April 5, 2023 in a press conference: Minority Leader Robert Reives “sent out a statement … encouraging us to resign and/or (face) a primary challenge.” North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on February 8, 2023 in a tweet: “North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.” Richard Hudson stated on January 12, 2023 in a tweet: “Joe Biden’s war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983.” Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 11, 2022 in a political ad: Cheri Beasley “backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000.” Cheri Beasley stated on October 7, 2022 in a debate: Ted Budd “on four separate occasions voted against funding for police here in North Carolina to the tune of more than $32 million.” Qasim Rashid stated on July 18, 2022 in a tweet: "North Carolina GOP is re-introducing a bill that says life begins at conception and anyone who destroys that fertilized egg is guilty of first-degree murder." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 6, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley tossed the conviction of a man seeking sex with a boy online and “set free” a child porn offender. School Freedom Fund stated on April 2, 2022 in a television ad: Former Gov. Pat McCrory appointed liberals to the North Carolina Textbook Commission, which “mandated textbooks” pushing critical race theory. Ted Budd stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet: “Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.” Pat McCrory stated on March 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.” Greg Murphy stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: “The Dems demand a photo ID to get a cheeseburger.” Deb Butler stated on January 12, 2022 in 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.” Club for Growth stated on December 7, 2021 in a video ad: Audio clips from ad show Pat McCrory supported Black Lives Matter protesters while condemning ‘Trump supporters’ Cheri Beasley stated on October 19, 2021 in a Q&A session: “We need filibuster reform, and I’ve always been very clear about that.” Mark Robinson stated on October 21, 2021 in 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.” Jeff Jackson stated on October 11, 2021 in a candidate forum: “The five most-endangered hospitals in the country are all in (North Carolina).” Pat McCrory stated on September 17, 2021 in 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.” Madison Cawthorn stated on September 14, 2021 in 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.” Josh Stein stated on August 3, 2021 in a Council of State meeting: “More people have died of an opioid overdose in North Carolina in recent years than have died of COVID.” Dean Arp stated on June 2, 2021 in in a committee meeting: Says North Carolina’s proposed abortion bill would not “govern the conversation between the doctor and patient.” Natasha Marcus stated on May 6, 2021 in a tweet: Says North Carolina bill "would allow politically active 501(c)(4) organizations to hide major donors while using their money to support or oppose candidates and political issues.” Tweets stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden forced the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina to resign after 24 people were charged with election fraud and the Mainstream Media never even batted an eyelash." Thom Tillis stated on March 10, 2021 in a committee meeting: Says a lack of transparency for small-dollar donations is the “same thing” as dark money Karen Brinson Bell stated on February 25, 2021 in an appearance before a committee: Says the NC elections board “did not change state law." Mark Walker stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “President Biden is raising the prices of insulin and Epi-Pens on those with high costs and the uninsured.” David Rouzer stated on December 3, 2020 in a tweet: The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.” VoteVets.org stated on September 2, 2020 in an ad: Says Thom Tillis voted “against a pay raise for a military, while voting for a pay raise for himself.” Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in a tweet: Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!”
Unleash Prosperity Now stated on August 13, 2023 in a political ad: “Gov. Roy Cooper is blocking a pioneering school choice bill that would give thousands of low-income parents the funds to allow their kids to get a high-quality education.”
Citizens Against Government Waste stated on August 7, 2023 in a political ad: A bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders would “increase government control” of pharmacy benefit managers and is a “radical health care takeover.”
Tricia Cotham stated on April 5, 2023 in a press conference: Minority Leader Robert Reives “sent out a statement … encouraging us to resign and/or (face) a primary challenge.”
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on February 8, 2023 in a tweet: “North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.”
Richard Hudson stated on January 12, 2023 in a tweet: “Joe Biden’s war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983.”
Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 11, 2022 in a political ad: Cheri Beasley “backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000.”
Cheri Beasley stated on October 7, 2022 in a debate: Ted Budd “on four separate occasions voted against funding for police here in North Carolina to the tune of more than $32 million.”
Qasim Rashid stated on July 18, 2022 in a tweet: "North Carolina GOP is re-introducing a bill that says life begins at conception and anyone who destroys that fertilized egg is guilty of first-degree murder."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 6, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley tossed the conviction of a man seeking sex with a boy online and “set free” a child porn offender.
School Freedom Fund stated on April 2, 2022 in a television ad: Former Gov. Pat McCrory appointed liberals to the North Carolina Textbook Commission, which “mandated textbooks” pushing critical race theory.
Ted Budd stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet: “Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.”
Pat McCrory stated on March 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.”
Greg Murphy stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: “The Dems demand a photo ID to get a cheeseburger.”
Deb Butler stated on January 12, 2022 in 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.”
Club for Growth stated on December 7, 2021 in a video ad: Audio clips from ad show Pat McCrory supported Black Lives Matter protesters while condemning ‘Trump supporters’
Cheri Beasley stated on October 19, 2021 in a Q&A session: “We need filibuster reform, and I’ve always been very clear about that.”
Mark Robinson stated on October 21, 2021 in 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.”
Jeff Jackson stated on October 11, 2021 in a candidate forum: “The five most-endangered hospitals in the country are all in (North Carolina).”
Pat McCrory stated on September 17, 2021 in 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.”
Madison Cawthorn stated on September 14, 2021 in 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.”
Josh Stein stated on August 3, 2021 in a Council of State meeting: “More people have died of an opioid overdose in North Carolina in recent years than have died of COVID.”
Dean Arp stated on June 2, 2021 in in a committee meeting: Says North Carolina’s proposed abortion bill would not “govern the conversation between the doctor and patient.”
Natasha Marcus stated on May 6, 2021 in a tweet: Says North Carolina bill "would allow politically active 501(c)(4) organizations to hide major donors while using their money to support or oppose candidates and political issues.”
Tweets stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden forced the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina to resign after 24 people were charged with election fraud and the Mainstream Media never even batted an eyelash."
Thom Tillis stated on March 10, 2021 in a committee meeting: Says a lack of transparency for small-dollar donations is the “same thing” as dark money
Karen Brinson Bell stated on February 25, 2021 in an appearance before a committee: Says the NC elections board “did not change state law."
Mark Walker stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “President Biden is raising the prices of insulin and Epi-Pens on those with high costs and the uninsured.”
David Rouzer stated on December 3, 2020 in a tweet: The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.”
VoteVets.org stated on September 2, 2020 in an ad: Says Thom Tillis voted “against a pay raise for a military, while voting for a pay raise for himself.”
Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in a tweet: Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!”
