Rashaan Ayesh

Rashaan Ayesh

PolitiFact NC reporter

Rashaan Ayesh covers politics for PolitiFact NC at The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC.

rayesh@newsobserver.com

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Jacob Wohl
Jacob Wohl
stated on February 7, 2019 in :
"Racist picture of Democrat North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper emerges just days after he called on Ralph Northam to resign - DAILY MAIL."
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht, Rashaan Ayesh • February 9, 2019
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on November 22, 2018 in :
"Liberal Democrats" who back Dan McCready "cut $716 BILLION from Medicare to fund their healthcare scheme: Obamacare."
Mostly False
By Rashaan Ayesh • November 3, 2018
Jeff Tarte
Jeff Tarte
stated on June 14, 2018 in :
On whether he supports tolls on I-77
Full Flop
By Rashaan Ayesh • November 2, 2018
Linda Coleman
Linda Coleman
stated on October 23, 2018 in :
"George Holding has voted 13 times to deny Kevin, and the 300,000 people like him in the 2nd Congressional District, coverage" for their pre-existing conditions.
Mostly True
By Rashaan Ayesh • October 29, 2018
Chaz Beasley
Chaz Beasley
stated on August 23, 2018 in :
"For perspective, Special Session costs you $50k, every single day. That’s roughly the average teacher’s salary in NC."
Mostly True
By Rashaan Ayesh • October 23, 2018
Lanny Lancaster
Lanny Lancaster
stated on October 1, 2018 in :
Viral internet photo shows a young Christine Blasey Ford
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht, Rashaan Ayesh • October 4, 2018
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on August 30, 2018 in :
Most of Kathy Manning’s donors are from out-of-state.
True
By Rashaan Ayesh • September 26, 2018
Michael Lee
Michael Lee
stated on August 28, 2018 in Tweet:
Teacher pay has increased under Republican leadership every year for the past 5 years.  In fact, even according to the national teacher's unions own rankings, NC ranked number 2 in the U.S. for fastest rising teacher pay 2016-2017.
Mostly True
By Rashaan Ayesh • September 7, 2018
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on August 24, 2018 in the legislature:
North Carolina is one of "very few states" that give the governor sole discretion to pick judges.
Mostly True
By Rashaan Ayesh • August 29, 2018
Civitas Institute
Civitas Institute
stated on June 25, 2018 in a tweet:
"Apple and Amazon already operate in many states that require levels of voter ID."
True
By Rashaan Ayesh • August 22, 2018
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