Bill Adair was reporting on politics in DC when he realized the importance of fact-checking what politicians said, not just reporting on it. The idea of PolitiFact was born, and Adair, now a professor at Duke University, talks about its goals and its reach across the country. WRAL PolitiFact reporter Paul Specht explains the process each fact-check undergoes before ever making it online or on-air.

For complete PolitiFact coverage from WRAL go to https://www.wral.com/politifact/18768740/