Democrat candidate for lieutenant governor, Yvonne Lewis Holley, has served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for four terms. A recent campaign ad touts Holley’s ... Keep Reading
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No, NC Taxpayers have NOT paid $8.3 billion to expand Medicaid elsewhere
One of the most dangerous – yet persisting – lies out there about Medicaid expansion is that North Carolina is already paying for it in other states. Yes, at this point, ... Keep Reading
An interview with Andy Specht of Politifact NC
An interview with Andy Specht of Politifact NC. In it, we ask Andy about his background (maybe even fact-checking him a bit) and ask him to detail the fact checking process and the ... Keep Reading
En Vogue Environmentalism, Political Fashion Statements, and Fact Checks
This week, Gov. Roy Cooper testified before the U.S. Houses Natural Resources Committee in D.C. Civitas President Donald Bryson commented on this event by saying, “Gov. Cooper is ... Keep Reading
Fact Checking and the Importance of a Responsible Fourth Estate
Civitas has now had a couple of articles fact-checked by Politifact North Carolina. We even have our own file and it buttresses our truth-telling record. One fact was deemed "true" ... Keep Reading
Public Policy Polling Says, “We Have to Absolutely Eviscerate McCrory”
Pollster Dustin Ingalls, assistant director with the Democratic Polling Group - Public Policy Polling was speaking to the Cumberland County Democratic Men’s Club when he was quoted ... Keep Reading
N&O Fact Checker Observes Only Half the Story
The N&O fact checks a claim made by Walter Dalton in the recent Democratic gubernatorial debate regarding job creation numbers resulting from a corporate welfare economic ... Keep Reading
