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Fact-checking at all levels of North Carolina politics for @Politifact, in partnership with @WRAL

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@PolitiFact18 May 2023
When North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham switched political parties and joined the GOP, she said: "What has really changed?" The answer: her position on abortion. @PolitiFactNC bit.ly/439ZG5G
When Cotham switched political parties, she said: "What has really changed?" The answer: her...

When Cotham switched political parties, she said: "What has really changed?" The answer: her...

“(I will oppose) any attempt to restrict or deny women’s basic health care needs.”

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@PolitiFact26 Oct 2022
Appropriations bills feature more than law enforcement funding-- a lot more. @PolitiFactNC bit.ly/3gDbpH3

Appropriations bills feature more than law enforcement funding-- a lot more.

Ted Budd “on four separate occasions voted against funding for police here in North Carolina to the tune of more than $32 million.”

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@PolitiFact1 Sep 2022
U.S. Senate candidate takes swing at Washington, hits fellow North Carolina Democrat. @PolitiFactNC bit.ly/3RsPbob
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Liberal activists are sounding the alarm about a North Carolina bill that seeks to outlaw abortion and punish those involved in the procedure. But one viral tweet exaggerates what the bill would do and omits key context. #ncpol wral.com/fact-check-is-the-n…
Fact check: Is the NC GOP 'reintroducing' an abortion bill protecting life at conception?

Fact check: Is the NC GOP 'reintroducing' an abortion bill protecting life at conception?

A human rights attorney tweeted: "North Carolina GOP is reintroducing a bill that says life begins at conception and anyone who destroys that fertilized egg is guilty of first-degree murder."...

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Will Doran@will_doran28 Jun 2022
I wrote about that "we're already paying for it" argument in @PolitiFactNC back in the day, ICYMI #ncpol politifact.com/factchecks/20…
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Andy Specht@AndySpecht12 May 2022
.@PolitiFactNC: This ad about Sen. @kdeviere's votes is false. Ad sponsor: We didn't mean "vote" in, like, the literal sense ... #ncpol wral.com/fact-check-did-nc-d…
Fact check: Did NC Democrat vote no on Medicaid expansion, teacher raises?

Fact check: Did NC Democrat vote no on Medicaid expansion, teacher raises?

A mailer produced by the N.C. Futures Action Fund, a liberal group, accuses state Sen. Kirk deViere (D-Cumberland) of voting against Medicaid expansion, the governor's budget and teacher raises....

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Democratic Congressional candidate @BenClarkNC said @RepRichHudson *opposed* a bill to cap insulin prices at $35 a month. Turns out, Hudson was one of 12 Republicans who supported it. #ncpol wral.com/fact-check-how-did-…
Fact check: How did Republican Richard Hudson vote on insulin price bill?

Fact check: How did Republican Richard Hudson vote on insulin price bill?

The campaign for Ben Clark, a Democratic state senator who's running for Congress, emailed supporters on April 1 to say that U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) voted "no" on a bill to cap insulin prices...

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North Carolina’s US Senate race is heating up. Our latest fact checks of @PatMcCroryNC, @TedBuddNC, and others are at the link below. #ncpol #ncsen politifact.com/north-carolin…
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.@PolitiFact checked Biden’s #SOTU address last night. Read the story and watch @WRAL’s segment here: wral.com/fact-checking-joe-b…
Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address

Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address

President Joe Biden argued forcefully for the power of democracy while calling out Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a State of the Union address that soon turned to the domestic concerns of the...

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Andy Specht@AndySpecht27 Dec 2021
Which @PolitiFactNC stories got the most clicks in 2021? Hint: 4 out of the top 5 are related to healthcare. And only *one* is about covid. #ncpol wral.com/top-5-politifact-nc…
Top 5 PolitiFact NC fact-checks of 2021

Top 5 PolitiFact NC fact-checks of 2021

Claims related to health and healthcare account for most of PolitiFact North Carolina's top-read stories of the year.

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In October, Cheri Beasley announced she wants to eliminate the filibuster. Prior to that, was she “always very clear” about wanting reform? Review the US Senate candidate’s comments here. #ncpol wral.com/fact-check-cheri-be…
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Andy Specht@AndySpecht4 Nov 2021
Fact check: Mark Robinson says AG Josh Stein decided to “go after” Jan. 6 protesters… But has “said nothing” about protestors who got violent in North Carolina, and was “derelict in his duty” for not prosecuting them. #ncpol wral.com/fact-check-mark-rob…
Fact check: Mark Robinson says Josh Stein has been 'derelict in his duty' as attorney general

Fact check: Mark Robinson says Josh Stein has been 'derelict in his duty' as attorney general

N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has gone after Jan. 6 protesters but has "said nothing" about violent summer protests in North Carolina and was "derelict in his...

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@PolitiFact21 Oct 2021
Experts and hospital associations say they're not aware of any credible study or report listing the U.S. hospitals that are most likely to close. politifact.com/factchecks/20… @PolitiFactNC

Senate candidate wrongly says NC hospitals are ‘most endangered’

“The five most-endangered hospitals in the country are all in (North Carolina).”

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WFAE@WFAE22 Sep 2021
A recent Facebook post by @RepRichHudson lacks a lot of important context, says @AndySpecht with @PolitiFactNC and @WRAL buff.ly/3ktbsoo #ncpol
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Rep. Hudson posted an image that said the “Taliban’s new arsenal” includes 33 Black Hawk helicopters, adding: “the Taliban now has more Black Hawk helicopters than 85% of countries in the world.” Only one of these numbers is accurate. #ncpol wral.com/fact-check-hudson-s…
Fact check: Hudson says Taliban now have 33 Black Hawks, more than '85% of countries'

Fact check: Hudson says Taliban now have 33 Black Hawks, more than '85% of countries'

In a Facebook post on Sept. 1, North Carolina Congressman Richard Hudson posted an image that said the "Taliban's new arsenal" included 33 Black Hawk helicopters, adding: "Thanks to President Biden,...

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@annalecta3 Sep 2021
BREAKING: North Carolina Governor @RoyCooperNC has vetoed a donor privacy bill, calling it "unnecessary and may limit transparency with political contributions." @PolitiFact's breakdown of what NC Senate bill 636 would & wouldn't have done to "dark money" politifact.com/factchecks/20… – at Washington, DC
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Do you have questions about PolitiFact segments on WRAL? Reply here or email [email protected] #ncpol
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In this week's fact check, @AndySpecht joined me to look at a claim made by NC's Lt. Governor regarding HIPAA. #ncpol wfae.org/politics/2021-07-21…
Fact Check: NC Lt. Gov. Robinson Wrong In Claim About HIPAA

Fact Check: NC Lt. Gov. Robinson Wrong In Claim About HIPAA

In this week's Fact Check, we’re looking at a claim made by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson about HIPAA. In a recent Facebook post, Robinson criticized a plan by the Biden administration to...

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@PolitiFact15 Jul 2021
NC's lieutenant governor said the Biden administration's door-to-door efforts to promote vaccines violate HIPAA laws. This is a misunderstanding of what HIPAA actually does. politifact.com/factchecks/20… @PolitiFactNC

North Carolina Lt. Governor wrong about HIPAA

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.”

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WFAE@WFAE23 Jun 2021
Does North Carolina's new abortion bill compel doctors' speech? @WFAEMarshall and @AndySpecht take a look at a claim by Union County Rep. Dean Arp in the latest Fact Check. buff.ly/3zNyVWW #ncpol
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