0 People 385 Fact-checks 112 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (385) Jody Conradt stated on September 28, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel: "All" University of Texas "student-athletes get an iPad." By W. Gardner Selby• November 22, 2013 Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." By Tom Kertscher• February 24, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Joe Biden had an iPad at his podium during the debate. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2020 John McCain stated on March 06, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2011 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad: Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends." By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2016 Lena Taylor stated on March 12, 2015 in a news release: Polling shows that nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members "support requiring background checks for all gun sales." By Tom Kertscher• March 18, 2015 Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2015 in a statement: On supporting right to work legislation in 2015 By Tom Kertscher• February 23, 2015 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 Joe Leibham stated on July 19, 2014 in a news release: Says Common Core is a federal mandate. By Tom Kertscher• July 25, 2014 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 Articles (112) How to get the facts during the presidential debate By Bill Adair• October 2, 2012 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 In NC, politicians mislead the public about the election fraud investigation By Paul Specht• January 28, 2019 How to check the facts during the debates By Bill Adair• October 3, 2012 An outbreak of truth By Bill Adair• January 22, 2013 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 the ad about Obama's promises By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 18, 2012 Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 17, 2012 Fact-checking Roy Cooper’s State of the State speech By Will Doran, Paul Specht• February 26, 2019 Go mobile with PolitiFact apps By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2013 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 Tweaking the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 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
Jody Conradt stated on September 28, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel: "All" University of Texas "student-athletes get an iPad." By W. Gardner Selby• November 22, 2013 Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." By Tom Kertscher• February 24, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Joe Biden had an iPad at his podium during the debate. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2020 John McCain stated on March 06, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2011 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad: Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends." By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2016 Lena Taylor stated on March 12, 2015 in a news release: Polling shows that nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members "support requiring background checks for all gun sales." By Tom Kertscher• March 18, 2015 Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2015 in a statement: On supporting right to work legislation in 2015 By Tom Kertscher• February 23, 2015 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 Joe Leibham stated on July 19, 2014 in a news release: Says Common Core is a federal mandate. By Tom Kertscher• July 25, 2014 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
How to get the facts during the presidential debate By Bill Adair• October 2, 2012 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 In NC, politicians mislead the public about the election fraud investigation By Paul Specht• January 28, 2019 How to check the facts during the debates By Bill Adair• October 3, 2012 An outbreak of truth By Bill Adair• January 22, 2013 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 the ad about Obama's promises By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 18, 2012 Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 17, 2012 Fact-checking Roy Cooper’s State of the State speech By Will Doran, Paul Specht• February 26, 2019 Go mobile with PolitiFact apps By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2013 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 Tweaking the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 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
