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Ballot drop boxes have long been used without controversy. Then Trump got involved

Ballot drop boxes have long been used without controversy. Then Trump got involved

By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2020
Fact-checking Mike Pence’s attacks against Joe Biden in his latest Pennsylvania campaign visit

Fact-checking Mike Pence’s attacks against Joe Biden in his latest Pennsylvania campaign visit

By Jessica Calefati • July 31, 2020
Pennsylvania’s coronavirus data is less reliable, robust than other states

Pennsylvania’s coronavirus data is less reliable, robust than other states

By Jessica Calefati • May 11, 2020
Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus

Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus

By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2020
Fact-checking Philly’s new distinction as a coronavirus hot spot

Fact-checking Philly’s new distinction as a coronavirus hot spot

By Jessica Calefati • April 13, 2020
How the coronavirus pandemic is shaping the Democratic primary calendar

How the coronavirus pandemic is shaping the Democratic primary calendar

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2020
Fact-checking coronavirus claims by Pennsylvania politicians

Fact-checking coronavirus claims by Pennsylvania politicians

By Jessica Calefati • March 25, 2020
Are Pennsylvania Democrats fleeing the party to become Republicans?

Are Pennsylvania Democrats fleeing the party to become Republicans?

By Colin Deppen • October 5, 2018
Does Conor Lamb support mice more than Medicare?

Does Conor Lamb support mice more than Medicare?

By Colin Deppen • September 26, 2018
Fact checking Pa. Rep. Daryl Metcalfe's Facebook meltdown

Fact checking Pa. Rep. Daryl Metcalfe's Facebook meltdown

By Colin Deppen • April 23, 2018
Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs

Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs

By Cassie Owens • November 23, 2016
Pat Toomey's bank and fact vs. fiction in this noisy US Senate race

Pat Toomey's bank and fact vs. fiction in this noisy US Senate race

By Anna Orso • October 28, 2016
Sin taxes and Pennsylvania’s poor: New cigarette levy fits a pattern

Sin taxes and Pennsylvania’s poor: New cigarette levy fits a pattern

By Cassie Owens • August 2, 2016
What causes most gun violence in Philly

What causes most gun violence in Philly

By Cassie Owens • April 4, 2016
Impossible to check: John Fetterman’s claim that sanctuary cities are safer

Impossible to check: John Fetterman’s claim that sanctuary cities are safer

By Cassie Owens • February 29, 2016