0 People 334 Fact-checks 92 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (334) Karen Handel stated on August 24, 2020 in an ad: Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police." By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2020 Obama's heckler stated on November 25, 2013 in comments during the president's speech: President Barack Obama has the "power to stop deportation for all undocumented immigrants in this country." By Aaron Sharockman• November 26, 2013 Viral image stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “An organ recovery medical team pays tribute to a young female organ donor” in this photo. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 10, 2021 North Carolina Republican Party stated on December 02, 2018 in a press release: "There aren’t enough ballots in question to change the outcome" of the Harris vs. McCready race in NC Congressional District 9. By Paul Specht• December 4, 2018 Jeff Jackson stated on December 03, 2019 in a tweet: Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school." By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht• December 11, 2019 Dallas Woodhouse stated on January 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says the NC elections board received "no calls" after alerting Bladen County voters to possible absentee ballot fraud. By Paul Specht• January 30, 2019 North Carolina Republican Party stated on December 27, 2020 in a tweet: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper "has not left the Governor's Mansion since the start of the #COVID19 crisis." By Paul Specht• December 30, 2020 Facebook posts stated on December 01, 2025 in a Facebook post: A new North Carolina law “prohibits the use of wireless communication devices while driving.” By Paul Specht• December 4, 2025 Brian Tyler Cohen stated on April 12, 2025 in an X post: Trump “just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene.” By Paul Specht• April 24, 2025 Various media reports 2 stated on February 26, 2019 in reports: Says NC bill would change the grading scale. By Paul Specht• February 28, 2019 Deb Butler stated on January 12, 2022 in a tweet: Says the “NC appeals court” acknowledged the state’s election maps “are skewed,” but didn’t block them because they are “partisan hacks.” By Paul Specht• January 21, 2022 Various media reports 2 stated on September 11, 2019 in reports: Democrats were at a 9/11 memorial service when NC Republicans held a controversial vote By Paul Specht• September 17, 2019 North Carolina Republican Party stated on March 12, 2019 in an email: "Democrats have forced a special election" By Paul Specht• March 15, 2019 North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 12, 2019 in a press release: Says replacing NC Supreme Court Chief Justice with most experienced justice is a "longstanding, nonpartisan tradition." By Paul Specht• February 27, 2019 Caitlyn Jenner stated on March 31, 2017 in : 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 Thom Tillis stated on January 08, 2024 in a press release: Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway By Paul Specht• January 19, 2024 Mike DeWine stated on November 20, 2012 in a news release: Says Fran DeWine’s made-from-scratch dinner rolls are a delicious favorite in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. By Tom Feran• November 21, 2012 David Lewis stated on June 01, 2017 in a tweet: "The waiting list for Pre-K is over in the House budget." By Will Doran• June 6, 2017 Mitch McConnell stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech: Says NC absentee voters have "no way" to know if ballots are delivered By Paul Specht• March 7, 2019 Harry Brown stated on April 09, 2019 in a committee meeting: "North Carolina last year was second in the nation in overdose deaths" By Paul Specht• April 11, 2019 Articles (92) In NC, politicians mislead the public about the election fraud investigation By Paul Specht• January 28, 2019 Did election officials 'leak' results of the Mark Harris, Dan McCready race? By Paul Specht• February 22, 2019 Explaining the NCAA's logic in singling out North Carolina By Will Doran• September 13, 2016 What North Carolina politicians are saying about Hurricane Florence By Rashaan Ayesh, Bill McCarthy• September 25, 2018 Fact-checking Roy Cooper’s State of the State speech By Will Doran, Paul Specht• February 26, 2019 In NC, can someone commit voter fraud using only 'a phone book'? By Paul Specht• January 29, 2020 Did the NC elections board 'decline to comply' with ICE request? Here are the facts. By Paul Specht• February 5, 2019 Fact-checking claims about abortion and the ‘born alive’ bill By Louis Jacobson, Paul Specht• April 19, 2019 The controversial bill on Duke Energy rates, explained: How does it affect customers? By Elizabeth Thompson• August 2, 2019 AdWatch: Dan Bishop claims Jeff Jackson ‘embraced’ a sex offender. Here’s the context. By Paul Specht• November 4, 2024 Trump’s bad advice on going to polls to verify if your mail ballot was counted By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• September 3, 2020 Six times PolitiFact checked claims about the NC constitutional amendments By Will Doran• November 2, 2018 McConnell falsely suggests GOP forecast the type of election fraud found in NC By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht• March 7, 2019 Reports of the 'born alive' abortion scenario are rare By Paul Specht• May 30, 2019 Are noncitizens straining North Carolina services? Here are the facts. By Paul Specht• September 9, 2024 Do NC, Texas face more election lawsuits than all other states combined? By Paul Specht• February 8, 2019 Did the media ‘change the identity’ of the El Paso shooter?’ Nope By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019 The Iowa caucuses: 9 fact-checks and 3 wild campaign moments that matter By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 12, 2024 Medicaid expansion is at the heart of the budget fight. Here’s what it means for NC. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 12, 2019 The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 2, 2019
Karen Handel stated on August 24, 2020 in an ad: Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police." By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2020 Obama's heckler stated on November 25, 2013 in comments during the president's speech: President Barack Obama has the "power to stop deportation for all undocumented immigrants in this country." By Aaron Sharockman• November 26, 2013 Viral image stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “An organ recovery medical team pays tribute to a young female organ donor” in this photo. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 10, 2021 North Carolina Republican Party stated on December 02, 2018 in a press release: "There aren’t enough ballots in question to change the outcome" of the Harris vs. McCready race in NC Congressional District 9. By Paul Specht• December 4, 2018 Jeff Jackson stated on December 03, 2019 in a tweet: Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school." By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht• December 11, 2019 Dallas Woodhouse stated on January 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says the NC elections board received "no calls" after alerting Bladen County voters to possible absentee ballot fraud. By Paul Specht• January 30, 2019 North Carolina Republican Party stated on December 27, 2020 in a tweet: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper "has not left the Governor's Mansion since the start of the #COVID19 crisis." By Paul Specht• December 30, 2020 Facebook posts stated on December 01, 2025 in a Facebook post: A new North Carolina law “prohibits the use of wireless communication devices while driving.” By Paul Specht• December 4, 2025 Brian Tyler Cohen stated on April 12, 2025 in an X post: Trump “just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene.” By Paul Specht• April 24, 2025 Various media reports 2 stated on February 26, 2019 in reports: Says NC bill would change the grading scale. By Paul Specht• February 28, 2019 Deb Butler stated on January 12, 2022 in a tweet: Says the “NC appeals court” acknowledged the state’s election maps “are skewed,” but didn’t block them because they are “partisan hacks.” By Paul Specht• January 21, 2022 Various media reports 2 stated on September 11, 2019 in reports: Democrats were at a 9/11 memorial service when NC Republicans held a controversial vote By Paul Specht• September 17, 2019 North Carolina Republican Party stated on March 12, 2019 in an email: "Democrats have forced a special election" By Paul Specht• March 15, 2019 North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 12, 2019 in a press release: Says replacing NC Supreme Court Chief Justice with most experienced justice is a "longstanding, nonpartisan tradition." By Paul Specht• February 27, 2019 Caitlyn Jenner stated on March 31, 2017 in : 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 Thom Tillis stated on January 08, 2024 in a press release: Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway By Paul Specht• January 19, 2024 Mike DeWine stated on November 20, 2012 in a news release: Says Fran DeWine’s made-from-scratch dinner rolls are a delicious favorite in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. By Tom Feran• November 21, 2012 David Lewis stated on June 01, 2017 in a tweet: "The waiting list for Pre-K is over in the House budget." By Will Doran• June 6, 2017 Mitch McConnell stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech: Says NC absentee voters have "no way" to know if ballots are delivered By Paul Specht• March 7, 2019 Harry Brown stated on April 09, 2019 in a committee meeting: "North Carolina last year was second in the nation in overdose deaths" By Paul Specht• April 11, 2019
In NC, politicians mislead the public about the election fraud investigation By Paul Specht• January 28, 2019 Did election officials 'leak' results of the Mark Harris, Dan McCready race? By Paul Specht• February 22, 2019 Explaining the NCAA's logic in singling out North Carolina By Will Doran• September 13, 2016 What North Carolina politicians are saying about Hurricane Florence By Rashaan Ayesh, Bill McCarthy• September 25, 2018 Fact-checking Roy Cooper’s State of the State speech By Will Doran, Paul Specht• February 26, 2019 In NC, can someone commit voter fraud using only 'a phone book'? By Paul Specht• January 29, 2020 Did the NC elections board 'decline to comply' with ICE request? Here are the facts. By Paul Specht• February 5, 2019 Fact-checking claims about abortion and the ‘born alive’ bill By Louis Jacobson, Paul Specht• April 19, 2019 The controversial bill on Duke Energy rates, explained: How does it affect customers? By Elizabeth Thompson• August 2, 2019 AdWatch: Dan Bishop claims Jeff Jackson ‘embraced’ a sex offender. Here’s the context. By Paul Specht• November 4, 2024 Trump’s bad advice on going to polls to verify if your mail ballot was counted By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• September 3, 2020 Six times PolitiFact checked claims about the NC constitutional amendments By Will Doran• November 2, 2018 McConnell falsely suggests GOP forecast the type of election fraud found in NC By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht• March 7, 2019 Reports of the 'born alive' abortion scenario are rare By Paul Specht• May 30, 2019 Are noncitizens straining North Carolina services? Here are the facts. By Paul Specht• September 9, 2024 Do NC, Texas face more election lawsuits than all other states combined? By Paul Specht• February 8, 2019 Did the media ‘change the identity’ of the El Paso shooter?’ Nope By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019 The Iowa caucuses: 9 fact-checks and 3 wild campaign moments that matter By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 12, 2024 Medicaid expansion is at the heart of the budget fight. Here’s what it means for NC. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 12, 2019 The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 2, 2019
