CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This was posted on X, previously known as Twitter, by "The First Freedoms Foundation," a conservative political action committee.
THE CLAIM:
The video and the post claim North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson is also supporting Christian Castelli's Campaign for the United States Congress. The video and post has since been taken down.
THE ANSWER:
OUR SOURCES:
WHAT WE FOUND:
Lonergan posted this, saying a Washington DC super PAC is circulating a video falsely claiming to announce an endorsement in the Republican Primary for NC's 6th congressional district by Lt. Governor Mark Robinson.
The video appears to show Robinson endorsing Castelli. But Lonergan states this is a video from a previous election cycle, not the current race.
We found the original video; it was posted on the Facebook page for the Campaign Castelli for North Carolina. However, if you look at the date, it says October 26th, 2022.
So, as we said, this post claiming Robinson is currently endorsing Castelli is false.
As election season gears up, you may see more and more posts like this one. You can send your questions to verify@wcnc.com
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