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Tag Archives: North Carolina
Dueling Distortions in North Carolina
It didn’t take long for the governor’s race in North Carolina to turn ugly. Although it’s only June, Republican Pat McCrory and Democrat Walter Dalton both find themselves under attack from outside groups spending heavily on misleading TV ads: A Democratic group claims McCrory, a former mayor of Charlotte, “used …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Beverly Perdue, North Carolina, Pat McCrory, taxes, Walter Dalton
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Spotlight On: Mark DiBiasio
Mark DiBiasio is a registered Republican in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, which means his mailbox is brimming with campaign mailers. Ten Republicans are trying to win the May 8 primary this year. But one particular candidate, wealthy businessman and former state Sen. Robert Pittenger, is bombarding voters with glossy …
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Spotlight On: John Totten
John Totten said he often looks out for his friends and family by emailing them FactCheck.org articles. When he came across a conservative group’s TV ad about North Carolina’s budget battle, Totten thought of a cousin who lives in that state and uploaded the video to Spin Detectors. We found …
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Posted in Spin Detectors Spotlight Articles
Tagged Americans for Prosperity, budget, North Carolina, taxes
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Inflated Claims in North Carolina Budget Battle
A conservative group omits some important details in a TV ad attacking North Carolina’s lame-duck Democratic governor and praising the Republican-controlled state General Assembly during a partisan budget battle. The ad says the legislature added state funding for “2,000 more teachers” and that its budget “adds teachers.” But the legislature’s …
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Posted in Spin Detectors Articles, The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Americans for Prosperity, Bev Perdue, North Carolina, teachers
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N.C.’s African American Population
Q: What percentage of North Carolina’s population is African American? A: In 2006, African Americans made up 21 percent of North Carolina’s total population. As of April 28, they also represent 21 percent of the state’s registered voters and 38 percent of registered Democrats.
