Latest Fact-checks in North Carolina Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Greg Murphy stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: “The Dems demand a photo ID to get a cheeseburger.” 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.” 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.” 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.” 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.” Thom Tillis stated on October 26, 2021 in a tweet: "Gas in North Carolina increased 14 cents per gallon this past week, the highest in the nation." 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.” 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. Roy Cooper stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: “North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.” Gary Sides stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting: The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.” 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.” 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." Mark Robinson stated on July 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says “showing up at the front doors of people’s houses and violating HIPAA laws by requesting private medical information regarding their vaccination status is unacceptable and illegal.” Wiley Nickel stated on June 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Over 75% of (North Carolina) supports medical marijuana.” 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.” 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.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “About 40% to 50% of CDC, FDA employees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to” Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks. 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.” Viral image stated on May 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show gas costs nearly $10 in the Carolinas. Jeff Jackson stated on May 3, 2021 in a tweet: Says he was “one of the 2 (state Senators) who voted against” North Carolina’s body camera law. 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.” Jeff Jackson stated on April 8, 2021 in a tweet: On whether he supports the filibuster. Viral image stated on April 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “George Floyd’s younger brother, Dejywan Floyd, has been arrested in North Carolina for a ‘road rage’ shooting of a white couple, killing the mother of six sitting in the passenger seat.” Roy Cooper stated on March 26, 2021 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: “People don’t pretend to be someone else to go in and vote. You just don’t see that kind of fraud.”
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Greg Murphy stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: “The Dems demand a photo ID to get a cheeseburger.” 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.” 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.” 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.” 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.” Thom Tillis stated on October 26, 2021 in a tweet: "Gas in North Carolina increased 14 cents per gallon this past week, the highest in the nation." 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.” 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. Roy Cooper stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: “North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.” Gary Sides stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting: The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.” 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.” 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." Mark Robinson stated on July 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says “showing up at the front doors of people’s houses and violating HIPAA laws by requesting private medical information regarding their vaccination status is unacceptable and illegal.” Wiley Nickel stated on June 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Over 75% of (North Carolina) supports medical marijuana.” 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.” 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.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “About 40% to 50% of CDC, FDA employees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to” Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks. 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.” Viral image stated on May 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show gas costs nearly $10 in the Carolinas. Jeff Jackson stated on May 3, 2021 in a tweet: Says he was “one of the 2 (state Senators) who voted against” North Carolina’s body camera law. 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.” Jeff Jackson stated on April 8, 2021 in a tweet: On whether he supports the filibuster. Viral image stated on April 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “George Floyd’s younger brother, Dejywan Floyd, has been arrested in North Carolina for a ‘road rage’ shooting of a white couple, killing the mother of six sitting in the passenger seat.” Roy Cooper stated on March 26, 2021 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: “People don’t pretend to be someone else to go in and vote. You just don’t see that kind of fraud.”
Greg Murphy stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: “The Dems demand a photo ID to get a cheeseburger.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Thom Tillis stated on October 26, 2021 in a tweet: "Gas in North Carolina increased 14 cents per gallon this past week, the highest in the nation."
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.”
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.
Roy Cooper stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: “North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.”
Gary Sides stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting: The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.”
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.”
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."
Mark Robinson stated on July 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says “showing up at the front doors of people’s houses and violating HIPAA laws by requesting private medical information regarding their vaccination status is unacceptable and illegal.”
Wiley Nickel stated on June 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Over 75% of (North Carolina) supports medical marijuana.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “About 40% to 50% of CDC, FDA employees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to” Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks.
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.”
Viral image stated on May 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show gas costs nearly $10 in the Carolinas.
Jeff Jackson stated on May 3, 2021 in a tweet: Says he was “one of the 2 (state Senators) who voted against” North Carolina’s body camera law.
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.”
Viral image stated on April 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “George Floyd’s younger brother, Dejywan Floyd, has been arrested in North Carolina for a ‘road rage’ shooting of a white couple, killing the mother of six sitting in the passenger seat.”
Roy Cooper stated on March 26, 2021 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: “People don’t pretend to be someone else to go in and vote. You just don’t see that kind of fraud.”
