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In a recent Tweet comparing voting rules in Georgia and Colorado after Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver, Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said Georgia allows more early voting days. Was he right?
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Speaking on CNN recently about Republican attempts to pass voter ID laws, Gov. Roy Cooper said, "you don't see widespread problems with things that they're trying to attack, like voter ID." Was he correct? WRAL's Paul Specht joins WFAE's "Morning Edition" co-host Marshall Terry to assess the claim.
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During a committee meeting earlier this month on the influence of money in federal judicial races, Sen. Thom Tillis said small aggregated donations are "exactly the same" as big dark money donations. Is he right?
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A billboard in Johnston County near Raleigh criticizes North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper over Type 1 diabetes. It says the governor “does not consider Type 1 diabetes an underlying health issue.”
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Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker says President Biden is raising drug prices for some of the most vulnerable Americans. WRAL’s Paul Specht joins us to assess that claim and another one by Charlotte's Rep. Alma Adams about student loan debt.
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The governor's statement was given a half-true rating by fact-checkers.
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Last week, North Carolina's Health Secretary Mandy Cohen said there have been more COVID-19 deaths in the state this year than there have been flu deaths in the last 10 years combined. Is that true?
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Gov. Roy Cooper and his Republican opponent, Dan Forest, have different ideas about how education money should be apportioned, especially when it comes to vouchers. Is Cooper's claim that Forest wants even wealthy families to be able to use school vouchers correct? WFAL's Paul Specht joins WFAE's "Morning Edition" co-host Lisa Worf to discuss.
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In North Carolina's only gubernatorial debate, Gov. Roy Cooper threw around a lot of numbers comparing North Carolina to Georgia, and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest said 85% of people who wore face masks contracted the coronavirus. Were they right?
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