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Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on April 28, 2016 an official announcement:
North Carolina has "one of the fastest growing populations as well as the fastest growing economy in the country."
True
By Will Doran • April 29, 2016
Tom
Tom "Smitty" Smith
stated on April 14, 2016 a commentary published in the Austin American-Statesman:
"Texas has 600,000 registered voters who don’t have the kind of photo ID needed to vote."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 22, 2016
Jerome Buting
Jerome Buting
stated on April 11, 2016 an interview:
Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 20, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on April 17, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"The city of Charlotte passed a bathroom ordinance mandate on every private-sector employer in Charlotte."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • April 17, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 29, 2016 an interview:
Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 12, 2016 remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception:
"Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2016
Martha Laning
Martha Laning
stated on April 6, 2016 an interview:
On supporting winner of Democratic primary with her superdelegate vote.  
Full Flop
By Tom Kertscher • April 12, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 3, 2016 an interview:
"There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 8, 2016
Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on March 31, 2016 a Facebook post:
"Attorney General Roy Cooper refuses to do his job" by not defending House Bill 2 in a lawsuit.
Half-True
By Will Doran • April 7, 2016
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on February 4, 2016 her State of the State speech :
"Drug overdoses are now the second-most common cause of death in New Hampshire."
False
By Allie Morris • February 22, 2016
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on February 14, 2016 a TV show:
In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 19, 2016
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on January 8, 2016 a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach:
"While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep."  
Pants on Fire!
By Dylan Baddour • February 10, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 19, 2016 a speech:
"According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 22, 2016
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 14, 2016 a news release:
Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 15, 2016
Conservative Solutions PAC
Conservative Solutions PAC
stated on January 4, 2016 an attack ad:
Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 14, 2016
State Public Service Announcement
State Public Service Announcement
stated on December 28, 2015:
By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.  
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • December 30, 2015
Reader
Reader
stated on October 24, 2015 a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia:
"How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?"
Pants on Fire!
By April Hunt • October 28, 2015
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control
stated on October 22, 2015 map:
Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 26, 2015
Slice & Pint brewpub
Slice & Pint brewpub
stated on September 24, 2015 the fall menu:
Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers.  
True
By April Hunt • October 23, 2015
Elton John
Elton John
stated on October 13, 2015 CNN:
HIV/AIDS is "dramatically on the rise in the U.S. South."
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 19, 2015
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