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class="c-image" style="padding-top: 37.375%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/Untitled_design/cabc4ecb22291c5e27726f08a6f8672b.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="800" height="299"> <picture> <source srcset="https://static.politifact.com/Untitled_design.jpg" media="(min-width: 520px)"> <source srcset="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/Untitled_design/cabc4ecb22291c5e27726f08a6f8672b.jpg"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/Untitled_design.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="800" height="299"> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="m-issue__content"> <header class="m-issue__header"> <h1 class="m-issue__title"> North Carolina </h1> </header> <div class="m-issue__body"> <p>PolitiFact North Carolina is a project of WRAL to help you find the truth in North Carolina politics. Reporters and researchers from PolitiFact North Carolina examine statements by North Carolina elected officials and candidates and anyone else who speaks up on matters of public importance. We research their statements and then rate the accuracy on our Truth-O-Meter:</p> </div> <div class="m-issue__branding"> <div class="c-sticker m-issue--has-background"> <div class="c-sticker__inner"> <div class="c-sticker__body"> In Partnership With </div> <div class="c-sticker__img"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/wral.jpeg" title="WRAL" alt="WRAL"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </section> <section id="" class="o-platform o-platform--is-wide"> <div class="o-platform__inner"> <div class="o-platform__header"> <header> <h2 class="c-title c-title--section"> Scorecard </h2> </header> </div> <article class="o-platform__content"> <div class="m-scorecard o-platform--is-wide" data-scorecard> <div class="m-scorecard__item" data-scorecard-item> <h4 class="m-scorecard__title"> True <span class="c-info" data-tippy data-tippy-content="The statement is accurate and there’s nothing significant missing."> <svg class="c-icon m-scorecard--is-boxed"> <use xlink:href="#svg_info"></use> </svg> </span> </h4> <div class="m-scorecard__pond"> <div class="m-scorecard__bar u-background--true" data-scorecard-bar="7"></div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__body"> <span class="m-scorecard__value"> <span data-scorecard-value>0</span>% <noscript>7%</noscript> </span> <p class="m-scorecard__checks"> <a href="/factchecks/list/?category=north-carolina&ruling=true">28 Checks</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__item" data-scorecard-item> <h4 class="m-scorecard__title"> Mostly True <span class="c-info" data-tippy data-tippy-content="The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information."> <svg class="c-icon m-scorecard--is-boxed"> <use xlink:href="#svg_info"></use> </svg> </span> </h4> <div class="m-scorecard__pond"> <div class="m-scorecard__bar u-background--mostly-true" data-scorecard-bar="13"></div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__body"> <span class="m-scorecard__value"> <span data-scorecard-value>13</span>% <noscript>13%</noscript> </span> <p class="m-scorecard__checks"> <a href="/factchecks/list/?category=north-carolina&ruling=mostly-true">53 Checks</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__item" data-scorecard-item> <h4 class="m-scorecard__title"> Half True <span class="c-info" data-tippy data-tippy-content="The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details or takes things out of context."> <svg class="c-icon m-scorecard--is-boxed"> <use xlink:href="#svg_info"></use> </svg> </span> </h4> <div class="m-scorecard__pond"> <div class="m-scorecard__bar u-background--half-true" data-scorecard-bar="20"></div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__body"> <span class="m-scorecard__value"> <span data-scorecard-value>0</span>% <noscript>20%</noscript> </span> <p class="m-scorecard__checks"> <a href="/factchecks/list/?category=north-carolina&ruling=half-true">78 Checks</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__item" data-scorecard-item> <h4 class="m-scorecard__title"> Mostly False <span class="c-info" data-tippy data-tippy-content="The statement contains an element of truth but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression."> <svg class="c-icon m-scorecard--is-boxed"> <use xlink:href="#svg_info"></use> </svg> </span> </h4> <div class="m-scorecard__pond"> <div class="m-scorecard__bar u-background--mostly-false" data-scorecard-bar="23"></div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__body"> <span class="m-scorecard__value"> <span data-scorecard-value>0</span>% <noscript>23%</noscript> </span> <p class="m-scorecard__checks"> <a href="/factchecks/list/?category=north-carolina&ruling=barely-true">90 Checks</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__item" data-scorecard-item> <h4 class="m-scorecard__title"> False <span class="c-info" data-tippy data-tippy-content="The statement is not accurate."> <svg class="c-icon m-scorecard--is-boxed"> <use xlink:href="#svg_info"></use> </svg> </span> </h4> <div class="m-scorecard__pond"> <div class="m-scorecard__bar u-background--false" data-scorecard-bar="28"></div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__body"> <span class="m-scorecard__value"> <span data-scorecard-value>0</span>% <noscript>28%</noscript> </span> <p class="m-scorecard__checks"> <a href="/factchecks/list/?category=north-carolina&ruling=false">108 Checks</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__item" data-scorecard-item> <h4 class="m-scorecard__title"> Pants on Fire <span class="c-info" data-tippy data-tippy-content="The statement is not accurate and makes a ridiculous claim."> <svg class="c-icon m-scorecard--is-boxed"> <use xlink:href="#svg_info"></use> </svg> </span> </h4> <div class="m-scorecard__pond"> <div class="m-scorecard__bar u-background--fire" data-scorecard-bar="6"></div> </div> <div class="m-scorecard__body"> <span class="m-scorecard__value"> <span data-scorecard-value>0</span>% <noscript>6%</noscript> </span> <p class="m-scorecard__checks"> <a href="/factchecks/list/?category=north-carolina&ruling=pants-fire">25 Checks</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <footer class="o-platform__footer"> For more details, see the <a href="/article/2018/feb/12/principles-truth-o-meter-politifacts-methodology-i/ "> Principles of PolitiFact </a> </footer> </div> </section> <section> <header> <h2 class="c-title c-title--section"> All Fact-checks for North Carolina </h2> </header> </section> <section class="o-listing"> <article class="o-listing__inner"> <div class="o-listing__list"> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/4590875651af69b2c789ceab409664dd.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/72988380e8c8bd188dc360d11552e4a0.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/tweets/" class="m-statement__name" title="X posts"> X posts </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on November 12, 2024 in a social media post </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/nov/18/tweets/no-evidence-of-officials-threatening-keep-children/"> “Red Cross is set to close shelters across North Carolina on Nov. 15. Families staying in these shelters are being told: ‘If you don’t have a safe place to take your children, you won’t be leaving with them.’” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/meter-false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="false"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/meter-false.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="false"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Paul Specht • November 18, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/768px-Instagram_logo_2016.svg/322c808c00e73c217d17772ddd5a0eb5.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/768px-Instagram_logo_2016.svg/8b142c91ebe468a84a192e6df2b7b994.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/instagram-posts/" class="m-statement__name" title="Instagram posts"> Instagram posts </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on November 5, 2024 in an Instagram post </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/nov/06/instagram-posts/this-isnt-a-photo-of-north-carolina-ballots-cast-f/"> Photo shows 2024 ballots cast for Republicans in North Carolina that a postal worker said he was going to make “disappear.” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/meter-false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="false"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/meter-false.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="false"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Ciara O'Rourke • November 6, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--mostly-false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/TimMooreMUGPF/5faee7747d2edf795a7c072dd901080c.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/TimMooreMUGPF/a16a3e7c604b7b10f8abd8f9141cf274.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/tim-moore/" class="m-statement__name" title="Tim Moore"> Tim Moore </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 21, 2024 in a press conference </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/31/tim-moore/nc-house-speaker-falsely-says-white-house-didnt-ca/"> “I’ve not gotten a single call from the White House.” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/meter-mostly-false/6a6ef6075c162fdccf5eb960e683dcd1.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="barely-true"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/meter-mostly-false.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="barely-true"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Paul Specht • October 31, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/GrafsteinMUG/80a417ccdf46c42323cfc1aa78d0a247.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/GrafsteinMUG/aa47354d1276c44eaa1c818244afe237.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/lisa-grafstein/" class="m-statement__name" title="Lisa Grafstein"> Lisa Grafstein </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 12, 2024 in a campaign mailer </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/25/lisa-grafstein/nc-democrat-falsely-claims-her-republican-opponent/"> Scott Lassiter “repeatedly campaigned to promote” North Carolina's “largest-ever” school funding cut, sending public school money to “unaccountable private schools” and ending science education. </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/meter-false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="false"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/meter-false.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="false"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Paul Specht • October 25, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/shutterstock_566530930/854f64048ec8b1dcc6b08d7834a6decf.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/shutterstock_566530930/bba9eaa02f7503d99f63d596a3e0db2d.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/viral-image/" class="m-statement__name" title="Viral image"> Viral image </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 17, 2024 in an Instagram post </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/24/viral-image/unfounded-claim-about-mcmaster-fema-and-north-caro/"> Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was arrested “for aiding FEMA in deep state’s ‘eminent domain’ takeover of North Carolina.” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/meter-false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="false"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/meter-false.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="false"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Ciara O'Rourke • October 24, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/768px-Instagram_logo_2016.svg/322c808c00e73c217d17772ddd5a0eb5.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/768px-Instagram_logo_2016.svg/8b142c91ebe468a84a192e6df2b7b994.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/instagram-posts/" class="m-statement__name" title="Instagram posts"> Instagram posts </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 11, 2024 in an Instagram post </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/17/instagram-posts/relief-delivered-hurricane-helene-aid-reached-vict/"> “Kamala Harris staged hurricane relief photo op with C-17, no supplies sent to victims.” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/meter-false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="false"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/meter-false.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="false"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Ciara O'Rourke • October 17, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/socialmedia3/e9244e144527030de445b61561ad0de1.jpeg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/socialmedia3/dd55caa1d27710286c5817da62931314.jpeg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/social-media/" class="m-statement__name" title="Social Media"> Social Media </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 9, 2024 in social media posts </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/16/social-media/no-a-fema-helicopter-didnt-deliberately-blow-away/"> “FEMA helicopters caught disrupting North Carolina supplies by using a ‘rotor wash’.” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/meter-false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="false"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/meter-false.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="false"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Mia Penner • October 16, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--fire "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Screenshot_2024-11-05_at_12.22.40PM/46ef4286dacf638778534edfb03f8c09.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Screenshot_2024-11-05_at_12.22.40PM/168746b21d75084e1c974deeb5197c77.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/donald-trump/" class="m-statement__name" title="Donald Trump"> Donald Trump </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 11, 2024 in a Truth Social post </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/12/donald-trump/trump-said-north-carolina-gov-cooper-democrats-blo/"> “It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/tom_ruling_pof/47ae831c64f67823d0eecfa4a5d22765.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="pants-fire"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/tom_ruling_pof.png" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="pants-fire"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/EverittMug/f7b1b7d3a39caeaf28d49f60d75f8382.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/EverittMug/07827b26b2481d97e632b46c462900db.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/terence-everitt/" class="m-statement__name" title="Terence Everitt"> Terence Everitt </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 11, 2024 in a campaign advertisement </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/12/terence-everitt/democrats-falsely-claim-ashlee-adams-campaigned-fo/"> Republican state Senate candidate Ashlee Adams “campaigned for Mark Robinson and his radical agenda.” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/meter-false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="false"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/meter-false.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="false"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Paul Specht • October 12, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--fire "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/4590875651af69b2c789ceab409664dd.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/72988380e8c8bd188dc360d11552e4a0.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/tweets/" class="m-statement__name" title="X posts"> X posts </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 9, 2024 in social media posts </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/11/tweets/north-carolinas-post-helene-changes-for-absentee-i/"> North Carolina’s new voting rules in response to Hurricane Helene amount to “cheating” or “stealing.” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/tom_ruling_pof/47ae831c64f67823d0eecfa4a5d22765.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="pants-fire"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/tom_ruling_pof.png" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="pants-fire"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Facebook_Logo_2019/7ed0f7f43159fdda4e36555173e00d64.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Facebook_Logo_2019/caa2aa7d5b5be4d8c1a06fa4f06aff45.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/facebook-posts/" class="m-statement__name" title="Facebook posts"> Facebook posts </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 4, 2024 in Facebook posts </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/11/facebook-posts/no-migrants-dont-receive-3500-debit-cards/"> The government gave $3,500 debit cards to immigrants while giving only $750 to Hurricane Helene victims. </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/meter-false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="false"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/meter-false.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="false"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Sofia Ahmed • October 11, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--fire "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/MTG_mug_Fotor/6e76a4d913d83e0f0b64cfe1eafd6d9c.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/MTG_mug_Fotor/adff65a56728276778f71428119d1bd4.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/marjorie-taylor-greene/" class="m-statement__name" title="Marjorie Taylor Greene"> Marjorie Taylor Greene </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 7, 2024 in a post on X </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/10/marjorie-taylor-greene/us-rep-marjorie-taylor-green-cited-patents-as-proo/"> Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather. </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/tom_ruling_pof/47ae831c64f67823d0eecfa4a5d22765.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="pants-fire"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/tom_ruling_pof.png" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="pants-fire"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Madison Czopek • October 10, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--fire "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/4590875651af69b2c789ceab409664dd.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/72988380e8c8bd188dc360d11552e4a0.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/tweets/" class="m-statement__name" title="X posts"> X posts </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on October 6, 2024 in una publicación en X </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/10/tweets/los-750-de-fema-para-las-victimas-del-huracan-hele/"> "Los 750 dólares que nuestra generosa administración ha ofrecido a las víctimas del huracán Helene son un PRÉSTAMO! 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src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/tom_ruling_pof/47ae831c64f67823d0eecfa4a5d22765.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="pants-fire"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/tom_ruling_pof.png" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="pants-fire"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Sara Swann • October 8, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/768px-Instagram_logo_2016.svg/322c808c00e73c217d17772ddd5a0eb5.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img 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And that if they don’t pay it back the feds can seize their property.” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/tom_ruling_pof/47ae831c64f67823d0eecfa4a5d22765.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="pants-fire"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/tom_ruling_pof.png" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="pants-fire"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Madison Czopek • October 6, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="o-listing__item"> <article class="m-statement m-statement--in-grid m-statement--false "> <div class="m-statement__author"> <div class="m-statement__avatar"> <div class="m-statement__image"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 119.27710843373494%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/768px-Instagram_logo_2016.svg/322c808c00e73c217d17772ddd5a0eb5.jpg" class="c-image__thumb" width="83" height="99"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/768px-Instagram_logo_2016.svg/8b142c91ebe468a84a192e6df2b7b994.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="83" height="99"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meta"> <a href="/personalities/instagram-posts/" class="m-statement__name" title="Instagram posts"> Instagram posts </a> <div class="m-statement__desc"> stated on September 26, 2024 in an Instagram post </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__content"> <div class="m-statement__body"> <div class="m-statement__quote-wrap"> <div class="m-statement__quote"> <a href="/factchecks/2024/oct/04/instagram-posts/north-carolinas-747000-voter-roll-removals-are-leg/"> North Carolina removed 747,000 voters from the voter rolls to try to “steal the election.” </a> </div> </div> <div class="m-statement__meter"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 89.49771689497716%;"> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/rulings/meter-false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg." class="c-image__thumb" alt="true" width="219" height="196" alt="false"> <picture> <img src="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/rulings/meter-false.jpg" class="c-image__original " width="219" height="196" alt="false"> </picture> </div> </div> <footer class="m-statement__footer"> By Madison Czopek • October 4, 2024 </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="o-listing__button"> <a class="c-button c-button--hollow" href="/factchecks/list/?category=north-carolina"> Load more </a> </div> </article> </section> <section class="t-row "> <article class="m-textblock"> <section id="" class="o-platform o-platform--has-border o-platform--is-nested"> <div class="o-platform__inner"> <div class="o-platform__header"> <header> <h2 class="c-title c-title--section"> Latest Articles </h2> </header> </div> <article class="o-platform__content"> <div class="o-listease o-platform--has-border o-platform--is-nested"> <div class="o-listease__content"> <div class="o-listease__item"> <div class="m-teaser "> <div class="m-teaser__img"> <div class="c-image" style="padding-top: 69.16666666666667%;"> <a href="/article/2024/nov/04/adwatch-dan-bishop-claims-jeff-jackson-embraced-a/" title="AdWatch: Dan Bishop claims Jeff Jackson ‘embraced’ a sex offender. 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