Search – PolitiFact

Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

Search results for 'hb2'

0 People

118 Fact-checks

50 Articles

People (0)

Sorry, no results were found

Fact-checks (118)

Caitlyn Jenner stated on March 31, 2017:

Says North Carolina's replacement for HB2 "orders NC cities to discriminate against LGBT people until at least 2020 and unfair ‘bathroom bans’ remain."

By Will Doran • April 4, 2017

Dan Forest stated on March 6, 2017 in a press conference in Texas:

Says HB2 has hurt North Carolina’s economy by "one-tenth of 1 percent of our annual GDP."

By Will Doran • March 7, 2017

John Skvarla stated on October 24, 2016 in a speech in Charlotte:

Says HB2 "hasn’t moved the needle one iota" on North Carolina’s economy.

By Will Doran • October 28, 2016

Roy Cooper stated on October 11, 2016 in a debate:

"Gov. (Pat) McCrory took $500,000 directly out of the disaster relief fund. And you know what it’s for? House Bill 2."

By Will Doran • October 19, 2016

Chris Sgro stated on May 4, 2016 in a press release:

"We've already lost $500 million in economic impact" from HB2 fallout in North Carolina.

By Will Doran • May 16, 2016

Pat McCrory stated on April 17, 2016 in in interview on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd:

The Human Rights Campaign is "more powerful than the NRA."

By Will Doran • April 21, 2016

Pat McCrory stated on April 17, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"The city of Charlotte passed a bathroom ordinance mandate on every private-sector employer in Charlotte."

By Linda Qiu • April 17, 2016

Paul "Skip" Stam stated on April 11, 2016 in a newspaper interview:

"There are 31 other states and 10,000 other cities that have the same type of policies that we just passed," referring to North Carolina’s House Bill 2.

By Will Doran • April 13, 2016

Dan Forest stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet:

Charlotte’s anti-discrimination ordinance would have "opened all bathrooms to all sexes at all times" if it hadn’t been overturned.

By Will Doran • April 8, 2016

Phil Berger stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook post:

"Attorney General Roy Cooper refuses to do his job" by not defending House Bill 2 in a lawsuit.

By Will Doran • April 7, 2016

LGBT Progress stated on March 23, 2016 in a tweet:

North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2.

By Will Doran • April 1, 2016

Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2026 in a speech to a Saudi investment conference:

“More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2026

Guilford-Rockingham Alliance stated on January 20, 2026 in an attack ad:

NC state Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, “killed a bill banning sex-change surgeries for minors.”

By Paul Specht • March 3, 2026

Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

“I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’”

By Louis Jacobson • November 24, 2025

X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X:

Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.

By Maria Briceño • October 27, 2025

Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post:

Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston.

By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero • October 20, 2025

West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.:

“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”

By Natalie Ribar • October 15, 2025

Instagram posts stated on January 24, 2025 in an Instagram post:

“Biden pardons are unconstitutional! 7th Circuit Court Judge Joseph Barron ruled that there is no provision to pardon someone who hasn’t been formally charged.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 30, 2025

Social Media stated on November 4, 2024 in una publicación en redes sociales:

Una mujer posó junto a su hija con un cartel que dice, “Quiero que mi hija tenga el derecho a abortar que yo no tuve”.

By Maria Briceño, Sofia Ahmed • November 26, 2024

Viral image stated on October 15, 2024 in a Threads post:

Photo shows Vice President Kamala Harris and Sean “Diddy” Combs.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 18, 2024

View all 118 Factchecks

Articles (50)

Fact-checking N.C. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s pro-HB2 press conference in Texas

By Will Doran • March 7, 2017

Roundup of HB2 fact checks: North Carolina’s controversial new LGBT law

By Will Doran • April 22, 2016

Trump meets with reporters at WH May 12 2026

Trump said Americans’ finances don’t motivate him in Iran talks. How are people doing economically?

By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2026

Secret Service officer reaching for gun at WHCD

Are Democrats growing more accepting of political violence?

By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2026

Inflación tras un año de Trump: los precios siguen subiendo, algunos productos clave son más baratos

By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2026

Inflation after one year under Trump: Prices continue to rise, but some key items are cheaper

By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2026

The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why

By Grace Abels • November 7, 2025

RFK Jr. fired everyone on a key vaccine panel. Here’s who he replaced them with.

By Barbara Rodriguez, Shefali Luthra • June 18, 2025

Ron DeSantis at New Hampshire round-table, 5-19-2023

As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch?

By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2023

Cash register till for Biden economic charts story

As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch?

By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2023

Supreme Court abortion ruling "Roe is dead" sign 6-24-22

Fact-checking 5 claims in the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • June 24, 2022

A voter guide to North Carolina’s Senate primaries

By Louis Jacobson, Paul Specht • May 13, 2022

Scotus abortion protesters both sides 5-3-22

Fact-checking 5 claims in the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • May 3, 2022

The race for North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat: A guide

By Paul Specht • April 13, 2022

Armed Trump supporters outside Maricopa elections 11-5-2020

Most states don’t explicitly ban guns at polls. Some lawmakers want to change that

By Amy Sherman • March 31, 2022

The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws

By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2022

Voter registration clipboards Chicago 11-3-20

Same-day voter registration is on the Democrats’ wishlist. Why do some Republicans oppose it?

By Amy Sherman • January 19, 2022

Joint Chiefs chair Milley at Pentagon briefing

Did Gen. Mark Milley overstep on nuclear launch meeting, call to China?

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2021

people in voting line in montana nov 2020

Are there 28 new, restrictive voting laws? Not exactly

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • July 21, 2021

Trump supporters rally in Arizona 11-7-20

Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule the voters?

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2021