Jeff Jackson Coverage

Top 5 PolitiFact NC fact-checks of 2021
Claims related to health and healthcare account for most of PolitiFact North Carolina's top-read stories of the year.

While GOP fights toward Senate primary, Democrats clear path for Beasley
State Sen. Jeff Jackson's decision to drop out of the race for the U.S. Senate provides Democrats clarity on how to best vie for the soon-to-be-vacant seat as the party tries to keep control of Congress.

Jackson exit offers clarity, unity for Democrats in fight for US Senate
Jeff Jackson's exit from North Carolina's U.S. Senate race preserves resources for a Democratic Party that has little room for error as it seeks to win Richard Burr's seat.

Democrat Jeff Jackson suspends US Senate campaign
State Sen. Jeff Jackson, D-Mecklenburg, says he will leave the race for U.S. Senate.

Fact check: Are the 5 most 'endangered' hospitals in North Carolina?
North Carolina State Sen. Jeff Jackson, a Charlotte Democrat who's running for U.S. Senate, said the "five most-endangered hospitals in the country are all in our state." PolitiFact NC checks his claim.

Lt. Gov. Robinson defends homophobic comments, dismisses calls for resignation
As Democrats from the White House to the state Senate express outrage and even call for his resignation, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Friday he wouldn't back down from pointed comments about homosexuality he made several months ago.

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GARY PEARCE: Democrats, where do you stand? It's debatable
Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 -- Moderate voters swung both the Democratic primaries and election to Joseph Biden, a candidate who some progressive Democrats viewed as out of date and out of step. It's a familiar Democratic debate: go left or go down the middle? It will get a new hearing in North Carolina in 2022.

Fact check: Democrat touts vote on police body camera law
A Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina says he was among a small group of legislators who opposed the so-called "body camera law" that permits a judge to shield footage of Andrew Brown Jr.'s death from the public.

Fact check: Republican group falsely claims Jeff Jackson flip-flopped
The National Republican Senatorial Committee said in an April 12 press release that one of North Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson's recent tweets reveals he has changed his view on the filibuster. It's not clear that Jackson has deviated from that wait-and-see, middle-of-the-road position, PolitiFact North Carolina found.

As expected, Jackson jumps into 2022 US Senate race for Democrats
Two Democrats are now in what may become a crowded field for U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's seat.