Latest Fact-checks in North Carolina Joe Biden stated on March 26, 2024 in a speech: Says Donald Trump “told Americans all they had to do was inject bleach in themselves. Just take a shot of UV light.” Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2024 in a speech: “Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.” 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 January 8, 2024 in a press release: Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway Mark Robinson stated on November 9, 2023 in a social media post: North Carolina Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein “supports taxpayer-funded abortion on demand with no restrictions up until birth.” Eric Ager stated on October 24, 2023 in a speech on the house floor: “This map was drawn entirely in secret by an Ohio consultant … with taxpayer dollars.” Tricia Cotham stated on September 25, 2023 in an interview on WBT-FM: The North Carolina state budget includes “the largest cut in our personal income tax that we’ve ever seen.” 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.” 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 August 24, 2023 in a veto statement: GOP-authored elections bill “requires valid votes to be tossed out … if a computer rejects a signature.” 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.” Virginia Foxx stated on July 17, 2023 in a committee meeting: Immigrants are supposed to “apply for asylum in the country where they are, and then they try to come into the United States.” Tricia Cotham stated on May 16, 2023 in a vote: “(I will oppose) any attempt to restrict or deny women’s basic health care needs.” Roy Cooper stated on May 4, 2023 in a video posted to Twitter: Four North Carolina Republicans made “campaign promises” to protect reproductive rights 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.” Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: Images show a great white shark on the beach in North Carolina. North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 24, 2023 in an email: “The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.” Erin Paré stated on February 18, 2023 in a tweet: Wake County is the only large county in North Carolina that elects its commissioners at-large countywide. Tim Moore stated on February 8, 2023 in presentations about his bill: “One man was actually killed” during 2020 protests of police brutality in Raleigh X posts stated on January 24, 2023 in a tweet: Diamond and Silk pundit died from COVID-19 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.” Thom Tillis stated on November 29, 2022 in a vote: On supporting marriage rights for same-sex couples. 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.” Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 11, 2022 in a political ad: Cheri Beasley “backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000.” Ted Budd stated on October 7, 2022 in a debate: Cheri Beasley was “encouraging (riots) all across our state and all across our country in 2020.” 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.” Bo Hines stated on October 1, 2022 in an interview on WRAL's "On the Record": Wiley Nickel supports “abortion all the way up until the point of birth, even post-birth.” 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.”
Joe Biden stated on March 26, 2024 in a speech: Says Donald Trump “told Americans all they had to do was inject bleach in themselves. Just take a shot of UV light.” Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2024 in a speech: “Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.” 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 January 8, 2024 in a press release: Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway Mark Robinson stated on November 9, 2023 in a social media post: North Carolina Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein “supports taxpayer-funded abortion on demand with no restrictions up until birth.” Eric Ager stated on October 24, 2023 in a speech on the house floor: “This map was drawn entirely in secret by an Ohio consultant … with taxpayer dollars.” Tricia Cotham stated on September 25, 2023 in an interview on WBT-FM: The North Carolina state budget includes “the largest cut in our personal income tax that we’ve ever seen.” 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.” 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 August 24, 2023 in a veto statement: GOP-authored elections bill “requires valid votes to be tossed out … if a computer rejects a signature.” 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.” Virginia Foxx stated on July 17, 2023 in a committee meeting: Immigrants are supposed to “apply for asylum in the country where they are, and then they try to come into the United States.” Tricia Cotham stated on May 16, 2023 in a vote: “(I will oppose) any attempt to restrict or deny women’s basic health care needs.” Roy Cooper stated on May 4, 2023 in a video posted to Twitter: Four North Carolina Republicans made “campaign promises” to protect reproductive rights 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.” Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: Images show a great white shark on the beach in North Carolina. North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 24, 2023 in an email: “The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.” Erin Paré stated on February 18, 2023 in a tweet: Wake County is the only large county in North Carolina that elects its commissioners at-large countywide. Tim Moore stated on February 8, 2023 in presentations about his bill: “One man was actually killed” during 2020 protests of police brutality in Raleigh X posts stated on January 24, 2023 in a tweet: Diamond and Silk pundit died from COVID-19 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.” Thom Tillis stated on November 29, 2022 in a vote: On supporting marriage rights for same-sex couples. 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.” Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 11, 2022 in a political ad: Cheri Beasley “backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000.” Ted Budd stated on October 7, 2022 in a debate: Cheri Beasley was “encouraging (riots) all across our state and all across our country in 2020.” 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.” Bo Hines stated on October 1, 2022 in an interview on WRAL's "On the Record": Wiley Nickel supports “abortion all the way up until the point of birth, even post-birth.” 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.”
Joe Biden stated on March 26, 2024 in a speech: Says Donald Trump “told Americans all they had to do was inject bleach in themselves. Just take a shot of UV light.”
Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2024 in a speech: “Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.”
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 January 8, 2024 in a press release: Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway
Mark Robinson stated on November 9, 2023 in a social media post: North Carolina Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein “supports taxpayer-funded abortion on demand with no restrictions up until birth.”
Eric Ager stated on October 24, 2023 in a speech on the house floor: “This map was drawn entirely in secret by an Ohio consultant … with taxpayer dollars.”
Tricia Cotham stated on September 25, 2023 in an interview on WBT-FM: The North Carolina state budget includes “the largest cut in our personal income tax that we’ve ever seen.”
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.”
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 August 24, 2023 in a veto statement: GOP-authored elections bill “requires valid votes to be tossed out … if a computer rejects a signature.”
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.”
Virginia Foxx stated on July 17, 2023 in a committee meeting: Immigrants are supposed to “apply for asylum in the country where they are, and then they try to come into the United States.”
Tricia Cotham stated on May 16, 2023 in a vote: “(I will oppose) any attempt to restrict or deny women’s basic health care needs.”
Roy Cooper stated on May 4, 2023 in a video posted to Twitter: Four North Carolina Republicans made “campaign promises” to protect reproductive rights
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.”
Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: Images show a great white shark on the beach in North Carolina.
North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 24, 2023 in an email: “The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.”
Erin Paré stated on February 18, 2023 in a tweet: Wake County is the only large county in North Carolina that elects its commissioners at-large countywide.
Tim Moore stated on February 8, 2023 in presentations about his bill: “One man was actually killed” during 2020 protests of police brutality in Raleigh
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.”
Thom Tillis stated on November 29, 2022 in a vote: On supporting marriage rights for same-sex couples.
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.”
Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 11, 2022 in a political ad: Cheri Beasley “backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000.”
Ted Budd stated on October 7, 2022 in a debate: Cheri Beasley was “encouraging (riots) all across our state and all across our country in 2020.”
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.”
Bo Hines stated on October 1, 2022 in an interview on WRAL's "On the Record": Wiley Nickel supports “abortion all the way up until the point of birth, even post-birth.”
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.”