It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. This week, we’re looking at a claim made by Republican state Rep. John Blust of Guilford County. During debate in June over a bill related to immigration, Blust said the census count of immigrants in the U.S. illegally has led to Democrats benefiting more than Republicans. WRAL’s Paul Specht joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for more.

This week, WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht are fact-checking a claim Gov. Josh Stein made in June. In a post on X, Stein wrote, “Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.” For more, Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE's Marshall Terry.

This week, WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht are fact-checking two claims. The first is related to an expansion of internet access in the state under a Biden-era law. In a recent post on his Truth Social site, President Trump called the Digital Equity Act racist and illegal and said he will end it.

This week, WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht are fact-checking a claim made by N.C. House Majority Leader Brenden Jones related to the state’s guidelines on hiring minority-owned businesses amid Hurricane Helene cleanup.

This week, WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht evaluate a claim by Rep. Marcia Morey related to Black History Month and Google Calendar.

This week, Paul Specht, of WRAL, and WFAE's Marshall Terry are fact-checking a claim related to Hurricane Helene relief for North Carolina.

It’s time now for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. This week we’re looking at a claim made by Sydney Batch, minority leader of the North Carolina Senate.

This week, WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht fact-check a claim made by President Donald Trump during a recent trip to Asheville.

In a post on X to her 1 million-plus followers this month, syndicated conservative radio host Dana Loesch wrote that Buncombe County is “still demanding property taxes on homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene based on pre-Helene assessments that no longer apply.” Paul Specht, of WRAL, joins WFAE's Marshall Terry for a fact-check on the claim.

A TikTok video that’s been viewed hundreds of thousands of times accuses sheriff’s deputies in Mitchell County in western North Carolina of stealing generators intended for victims of Hurricane Helene. Paul Specht, of WRAL, joins WFAE's Marshall Terry for a fact-check on the claim.