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Fact-check: Roy Cooper's whereabouts during Hurricane Helene

Original: Fact-check: Was Cooper really absent when Helene struck?

Fact-checkers are examining claims that North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper was absent when Hurricane Helene struck the state. The scrutiny focuses on whether Cooper was in North Carolina or traveling during the storm's landfall and immediate aftermath, a question that has become politically charged amid criticism of the state's disaster response.

Why now: Claims about Governor Cooper's absence during Hurricane Helene have become a political flashpoint over disaster response accountability.

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• Fact-check: Was Cooper really absent when Helene struck? · WFAE 90.7

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