Latest Fact-checks in Pennsylvania Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China." Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: The government is closing businesses to stop the spread of coronavirus even though "the numbers are nothing compared to H1N1 or Ebola. Everyone needs to realize our government is up to something ...” Pat Toomey stated on March 28, 2020 in a video on Twitter: “My mask will keep someone else safe and their mask will keep me safe.” Brian Fitzpatrick stated on March 23, 2020 in comments he made on the radio: “We’ve got to give the American public a rough estimate of how long we think this is going to take, based mostly on the South Korean model, which seems to be the trajectory that we are on, thankfully, and not the Italian model.” Bloggers stated on February 28, 2020 in a news article: “Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.” Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Fact: Mike Bloomberg spent $12 million to re-elect a Senate Republican (Toomey) in 2016. Toomey beat the Dem (McGinty) by 1.5 points. If McGinty had won, Ds would have controlled the Senate after Doug Jones won and could have blocked Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court.” Viral image stated on December 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "a Trump rally in downtown Philly yesterday." Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech: "From 2010 to 2017, natural gas production plummeted by nearly 70 percent in New York, but it soared almost 1,000 percent in Pennsylvania." Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks in the Rose Garden: Says Pennsylvania Republican nominee for Congress Fred Keller "was a 50-50 shot" before his landslide victory. Scott Wagner stated on October 11, 2018 in Campaign email: "Our unemployment rate is 20 percent higher than the national average." Jeff Bartos stated on October 6, 2018 in a televised debate: Capital punishment is a "specific deterrent with the most heinous crimes." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Scott Wallace wants to tax families of five for 'irresponsible breeding' Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded." Lou Barletta stated on June 7, 2018 in an interview: "The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..." Donald Trump stated on June 4, 2018 in a tweet: Philadelphia Eagles players stayed "in the Locker Room for the playing of our our National Anthem" or were "kneeling." Keith Rothfus stated on May 22, 2018 in a press release: "Since the end of the financial crisis, we have seen an average of one community bank or credit union disappear every day." Scott Wagner stated on May 21, 2018 in Fundraising email: Gov. Wolf is trying to implement "a severance tax that would be financed by Pennsylvania’s working class" Paul Mango stated on May 7, 2017 in a campaign video: "Today, we (in Pennsylvania) have higher unemployment and lower job growth than most." Tom Wolf stated on March 23, 2018 in Campaign video: "Pennsylvania (is) the only state in the country not to tax drillers." Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2018 in Private fundraiser: Says Conor Lamb "ran on a campaign that said very nice things about me." Conor Lamb stated on March 13, 2018 in an election night speech: Says he didn't take "corporate PAC money." Lou Barletta stated on November 29, 2017 in a tweet: "GDP is booming. Let’s spread the prosperity to the middle class with big #TaxCuts. Our #TaxReform package doubles standard deduction, brings $$$ back home, and reduces rates for ALL taxpayers. We will #MAGA." Martina White stated on August 31, 2017 in In a statement to the Northeast Times: "It is shocking to me that Police Commissioner Richard Ross and Mayor Jim Kenney allowed this illegal occupation to go on for hours without taking any action to enforce the law…" Scott Wagner stated on August 2, 2017 in a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year. Paul Mango stated on July 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases." Jeff Sessions stated on July 21, 2017 in In a speech: Preliminary murder rates in Philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of this decade in the city." Bob Casey stated on July 5, 2017 in a tweet: The GOP health care proposal would slash more than $135 million in federal funding available to PA schools. Pat Toomey stated on July 5, 2017 in At a "town hall": "Sanctuary cities are extremely dangerous." Pat Toomey stated on June 25, 2017 in On "Face The Nation": "Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage."
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Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China." Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: The government is closing businesses to stop the spread of coronavirus even though "the numbers are nothing compared to H1N1 or Ebola. Everyone needs to realize our government is up to something ...” Pat Toomey stated on March 28, 2020 in a video on Twitter: “My mask will keep someone else safe and their mask will keep me safe.” Brian Fitzpatrick stated on March 23, 2020 in comments he made on the radio: “We’ve got to give the American public a rough estimate of how long we think this is going to take, based mostly on the South Korean model, which seems to be the trajectory that we are on, thankfully, and not the Italian model.” Bloggers stated on February 28, 2020 in a news article: “Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.” Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Fact: Mike Bloomberg spent $12 million to re-elect a Senate Republican (Toomey) in 2016. Toomey beat the Dem (McGinty) by 1.5 points. If McGinty had won, Ds would have controlled the Senate after Doug Jones won and could have blocked Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court.” Viral image stated on December 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "a Trump rally in downtown Philly yesterday." Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech: "From 2010 to 2017, natural gas production plummeted by nearly 70 percent in New York, but it soared almost 1,000 percent in Pennsylvania." Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks in the Rose Garden: Says Pennsylvania Republican nominee for Congress Fred Keller "was a 50-50 shot" before his landslide victory. Scott Wagner stated on October 11, 2018 in Campaign email: "Our unemployment rate is 20 percent higher than the national average." Jeff Bartos stated on October 6, 2018 in a televised debate: Capital punishment is a "specific deterrent with the most heinous crimes." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Scott Wallace wants to tax families of five for 'irresponsible breeding' Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded." Lou Barletta stated on June 7, 2018 in an interview: "The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..." Donald Trump stated on June 4, 2018 in a tweet: Philadelphia Eagles players stayed "in the Locker Room for the playing of our our National Anthem" or were "kneeling." Keith Rothfus stated on May 22, 2018 in a press release: "Since the end of the financial crisis, we have seen an average of one community bank or credit union disappear every day." Scott Wagner stated on May 21, 2018 in Fundraising email: Gov. Wolf is trying to implement "a severance tax that would be financed by Pennsylvania’s working class" Paul Mango stated on May 7, 2017 in a campaign video: "Today, we (in Pennsylvania) have higher unemployment and lower job growth than most." Tom Wolf stated on March 23, 2018 in Campaign video: "Pennsylvania (is) the only state in the country not to tax drillers." Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2018 in Private fundraiser: Says Conor Lamb "ran on a campaign that said very nice things about me." Conor Lamb stated on March 13, 2018 in an election night speech: Says he didn't take "corporate PAC money." Lou Barletta stated on November 29, 2017 in a tweet: "GDP is booming. Let’s spread the prosperity to the middle class with big #TaxCuts. Our #TaxReform package doubles standard deduction, brings $$$ back home, and reduces rates for ALL taxpayers. We will #MAGA." Martina White stated on August 31, 2017 in In a statement to the Northeast Times: "It is shocking to me that Police Commissioner Richard Ross and Mayor Jim Kenney allowed this illegal occupation to go on for hours without taking any action to enforce the law…" Scott Wagner stated on August 2, 2017 in a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year. Paul Mango stated on July 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases." Jeff Sessions stated on July 21, 2017 in In a speech: Preliminary murder rates in Philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of this decade in the city." Bob Casey stated on July 5, 2017 in a tweet: The GOP health care proposal would slash more than $135 million in federal funding available to PA schools. Pat Toomey stated on July 5, 2017 in At a "town hall": "Sanctuary cities are extremely dangerous." Pat Toomey stated on June 25, 2017 in On "Face The Nation": "Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage."
Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China."
Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: The government is closing businesses to stop the spread of coronavirus even though "the numbers are nothing compared to H1N1 or Ebola. Everyone needs to realize our government is up to something ...”
Pat Toomey stated on March 28, 2020 in a video on Twitter: “My mask will keep someone else safe and their mask will keep me safe.”
Brian Fitzpatrick stated on March 23, 2020 in comments he made on the radio: “We’ve got to give the American public a rough estimate of how long we think this is going to take, based mostly on the South Korean model, which seems to be the trajectory that we are on, thankfully, and not the Italian model.”
Bloggers stated on February 28, 2020 in a news article: “Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.”
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Fact: Mike Bloomberg spent $12 million to re-elect a Senate Republican (Toomey) in 2016. Toomey beat the Dem (McGinty) by 1.5 points. If McGinty had won, Ds would have controlled the Senate after Doug Jones won and could have blocked Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court.”
Viral image stated on December 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "a Trump rally in downtown Philly yesterday."
Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them."
Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech: "From 2010 to 2017, natural gas production plummeted by nearly 70 percent in New York, but it soared almost 1,000 percent in Pennsylvania."
Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks in the Rose Garden: Says Pennsylvania Republican nominee for Congress Fred Keller "was a 50-50 shot" before his landslide victory.
Scott Wagner stated on October 11, 2018 in Campaign email: "Our unemployment rate is 20 percent higher than the national average."
Jeff Bartos stated on October 6, 2018 in a televised debate: Capital punishment is a "specific deterrent with the most heinous crimes."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Scott Wallace wants to tax families of five for 'irresponsible breeding'
Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded."
Lou Barletta stated on June 7, 2018 in an interview: "The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..."
Donald Trump stated on June 4, 2018 in a tweet: Philadelphia Eagles players stayed "in the Locker Room for the playing of our our National Anthem" or were "kneeling."
Keith Rothfus stated on May 22, 2018 in a press release: "Since the end of the financial crisis, we have seen an average of one community bank or credit union disappear every day."
Scott Wagner stated on May 21, 2018 in Fundraising email: Gov. Wolf is trying to implement "a severance tax that would be financed by Pennsylvania’s working class"
Paul Mango stated on May 7, 2017 in a campaign video: "Today, we (in Pennsylvania) have higher unemployment and lower job growth than most."
Tom Wolf stated on March 23, 2018 in Campaign video: "Pennsylvania (is) the only state in the country not to tax drillers."
Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2018 in Private fundraiser: Says Conor Lamb "ran on a campaign that said very nice things about me."
Conor Lamb stated on March 13, 2018 in an election night speech: Says he didn't take "corporate PAC money."
Lou Barletta stated on November 29, 2017 in a tweet: "GDP is booming. Let’s spread the prosperity to the middle class with big #TaxCuts. Our #TaxReform package doubles standard deduction, brings $$$ back home, and reduces rates for ALL taxpayers. We will #MAGA."
Martina White stated on August 31, 2017 in In a statement to the Northeast Times: "It is shocking to me that Police Commissioner Richard Ross and Mayor Jim Kenney allowed this illegal occupation to go on for hours without taking any action to enforce the law…"
Scott Wagner stated on August 2, 2017 in a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year.
Paul Mango stated on July 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 21, 2017 in In a speech: Preliminary murder rates in Philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of this decade in the city."
Bob Casey stated on July 5, 2017 in a tweet: The GOP health care proposal would slash more than $135 million in federal funding available to PA schools.
Pat Toomey stated on June 25, 2017 in On "Face The Nation": "Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage."
