Fact Check

It's time now for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. Republican U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee sent out a press release earlier this month in support of legislation they introduced called the Safe and Open Streets Act. The press release referred to an incident in Durham in November in which protesters blocked a freeway during rush hour.

It’s time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. This week we’re looking at a claim made by Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, whose district stretches from Winston-Salem to the border with Tennessee. During a recent committee hearing in which Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern, of Massachusetts, said some migrants who need housing in the U.S. are asylum seekers, Foxx suggested they had not gone through the proper legal process.

It's time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. This week, we're looking at a claim made by the state Republican Party regarding Mount Rushmore.

During a campaign event at Duke University last month, democratic candidate and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley said she has been misquoted on her position on filibuster reform, and added, “We need filibuster reform, and I’ve always been very clear about that.” Has she?

In a recent appearance with conservative pundits Diamond and Silk, NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Attorney General Josh Stein has been "derelict in his duty" in prosecuting people who committed "acts of terrorism" last summer. What was he referring to, and is he right?

In a recent tweet, candidate and former 6th District Congressman Mark Walker slammed one of his opponents, current 13th District Congressman Ted Budd. Walker wrote that Budd voted against a 2018 bill that "helped farmers, invest in rural broadband and added work requirements for able-bodied adults." Did he?

In a news conference recently, state Sen. Paul Newton said that changes made to North Carolina's tax code in 2013 moved the state into the top 10 in the country from near the bottom when it comes to pro-business policy rankings. Was he right?

In his podcast this month, former governor and current U.S. Senate candidate Pat McCrory said that 75% of North Carolina third graders are not reading at grade level. He added if you're not reading at a third-grade level by the time you leave the grade, there's more than an 80% chance you won't graduate from high school. Is that true?

Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis' recently wrote an op-ed for Fox News where he claimed that President Biden is attempting to grant "mass amnesty to immigrants who are in the country illegally." Was he right?

The National Republican Senatorial Committee said in a press release this month that Democratic candidate and current state Sen. Jeff Jackson of Charlotte has flip-flopped on his view of abolishing the filibuster. What happens when that's put through the Flip-O-Meter?