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 John Taylor stated on September 13, 2016 in In an interview with City & State PA: "In Harrisburg, I passed more bills than all the Democrats combined, in terms of legislation affecting the city." Pat Toomey stated on September 13, 2016 in In a press release: McGinty previously told a local community newspaper in her native Philadelphia that she 'has found an alarming undercurrent of misinformed people in the 'T' part of the state' outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Rob Gleason stated on August 29, 2016 in a fundraising email: "As the election tracker FiveThirtyEight has reported, whoever wins Pennsylvania will be our next President." Mike Pence stated on August 23, 2016 in a speech at a campaign rally.: "Hillary [Clinton] wants to raise taxes by over a trillion dollars." Pat Toomey stated on August 17, 2016 in an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2016 in an interview with TV station WJAC: "NAFTA, signed by Bill Clinton, has been a disaster for Pennsylvania." Independence USA PAC stated on August 1, 2016 in a television ad: "Toomey crossed party lines… to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list." Viral image stated on August 5, 2016 in various websites: That 59 divisions in Philly had no votes for Romney in 2012 is "(a) mathematical and statistical impossibility." Josh Shapiro stated on August 11, 2016 in a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth. Majority Forward stated on July 29, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Sen. Pat Toomey "even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood." Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Donald Trump "doesn't make a thing in America." Ed Rendell stated on July 27, 2016 in an interview with Politico's Burgess Everett: "I’m not one for name calling." Tom Marino stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all." Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half." Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black." Pat Toomey stated on June 27, 2016 in a statement: "Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally." Jim Kenney stated on April 25, 2015: On eliminating the influence of money in policy campaigns Jim Kenney stated on June 23, 2016 in remarks at the Better Bike Share conference: My administration is "well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise." Katie McGinty stated on June 13, 2016 in in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer: "He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation." Tom McCarey stated on June 6, 2016 in In a Penn Live editorial: "Never mind that no red light camera, no speed camera, nor any radar gun has ever stopped one accident from occurring." Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists." Katie McGinty stated on June 3, 2016 in On the 'About' page of McGinty's campaign website: Says she was the first in her family to go to a four-year college. Pat Toomey stated on May 19, 2016 in an interview with Chris Stigall on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT: It's entirely possible that the Democratic nominee, [Hillary Clinton], earned more money giving a single speech on Wall Street than I made the six years that I was there back in the 1980s… In fact, it’s quite likely. Job Itzkowitz stated on May 11, 2016 in In the Philadelphia Business Journal: Old City in Philadelphia "used to have more than a dozen clubs and that's what we were known for and now we’re down to two." Daniel Grace stated on May 17, 2016 in a statement: A three-cents-per-ounce soda tax in Philadelphia "would result in the loss of 2,000 family-sustaining Teamster Union jobs and countless other jobs in the beverage industry." Tom Marino stated on May 13, 2016 in In an MSNBC interview: "I have had to fill out FEC reports for the past six years now, and they’re much more detailed than a tax return..." Pat Toomey stated on April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: Says Katie McGinty "actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything." Philadelphia Daily News stated on April 14, 2016 in In an editorial: If you don't buy cigarettes at your local supermarket, your grocery bill won't go up a dime. The same is true of the sugary drink tax. If passed, you can avoid paying the tax by not buying sugary drinks. Tom Marino stated on May 5, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC.: Twenty million Americans are "out of work." Katie McGinty stated on April 28, 2016 in a press release.: "Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes."
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John Taylor stated on September 13, 2016 in In an interview with City & State PA: "In Harrisburg, I passed more bills than all the Democrats combined, in terms of legislation affecting the city." Pat Toomey stated on September 13, 2016 in In a press release: McGinty previously told a local community newspaper in her native Philadelphia that she 'has found an alarming undercurrent of misinformed people in the 'T' part of the state' outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Rob Gleason stated on August 29, 2016 in a fundraising email: "As the election tracker FiveThirtyEight has reported, whoever wins Pennsylvania will be our next President." Mike Pence stated on August 23, 2016 in a speech at a campaign rally.: "Hillary [Clinton] wants to raise taxes by over a trillion dollars." Pat Toomey stated on August 17, 2016 in an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2016 in an interview with TV station WJAC: "NAFTA, signed by Bill Clinton, has been a disaster for Pennsylvania." Independence USA PAC stated on August 1, 2016 in a television ad: "Toomey crossed party lines… to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list." Viral image stated on August 5, 2016 in various websites: That 59 divisions in Philly had no votes for Romney in 2012 is "(a) mathematical and statistical impossibility." Josh Shapiro stated on August 11, 2016 in a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth. Majority Forward stated on July 29, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Sen. Pat Toomey "even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood." Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Donald Trump "doesn't make a thing in America." Ed Rendell stated on July 27, 2016 in an interview with Politico's Burgess Everett: "I’m not one for name calling." Tom Marino stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all." Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half." Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black." Pat Toomey stated on June 27, 2016 in a statement: "Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally." Jim Kenney stated on April 25, 2015: On eliminating the influence of money in policy campaigns Jim Kenney stated on June 23, 2016 in remarks at the Better Bike Share conference: My administration is "well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise." Katie McGinty stated on June 13, 2016 in in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer: "He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation." Tom McCarey stated on June 6, 2016 in In a Penn Live editorial: "Never mind that no red light camera, no speed camera, nor any radar gun has ever stopped one accident from occurring." Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists." Katie McGinty stated on June 3, 2016 in On the 'About' page of McGinty's campaign website: Says she was the first in her family to go to a four-year college. Pat Toomey stated on May 19, 2016 in an interview with Chris Stigall on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT: It's entirely possible that the Democratic nominee, [Hillary Clinton], earned more money giving a single speech on Wall Street than I made the six years that I was there back in the 1980s… In fact, it’s quite likely. Job Itzkowitz stated on May 11, 2016 in In the Philadelphia Business Journal: Old City in Philadelphia "used to have more than a dozen clubs and that's what we were known for and now we’re down to two." Daniel Grace stated on May 17, 2016 in a statement: A three-cents-per-ounce soda tax in Philadelphia "would result in the loss of 2,000 family-sustaining Teamster Union jobs and countless other jobs in the beverage industry." Tom Marino stated on May 13, 2016 in In an MSNBC interview: "I have had to fill out FEC reports for the past six years now, and they’re much more detailed than a tax return..." Pat Toomey stated on April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: Says Katie McGinty "actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything." Philadelphia Daily News stated on April 14, 2016 in In an editorial: If you don't buy cigarettes at your local supermarket, your grocery bill won't go up a dime. The same is true of the sugary drink tax. If passed, you can avoid paying the tax by not buying sugary drinks. Tom Marino stated on May 5, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC.: Twenty million Americans are "out of work." Katie McGinty stated on April 28, 2016 in a press release.: "Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes."
John Taylor stated on September 13, 2016 in In an interview with City & State PA: "In Harrisburg, I passed more bills than all the Democrats combined, in terms of legislation affecting the city."
Pat Toomey stated on September 13, 2016 in In a press release: McGinty previously told a local community newspaper in her native Philadelphia that she 'has found an alarming undercurrent of misinformed people in the 'T' part of the state' outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Rob Gleason stated on August 29, 2016 in a fundraising email: "As the election tracker FiveThirtyEight has reported, whoever wins Pennsylvania will be our next President."
Mike Pence stated on August 23, 2016 in a speech at a campaign rally.: "Hillary [Clinton] wants to raise taxes by over a trillion dollars."
Pat Toomey stated on August 17, 2016 in an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2016 in an interview with TV station WJAC: "NAFTA, signed by Bill Clinton, has been a disaster for Pennsylvania."
Independence USA PAC stated on August 1, 2016 in a television ad: "Toomey crossed party lines… to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list."
Viral image stated on August 5, 2016 in various websites: That 59 divisions in Philly had no votes for Romney in 2012 is "(a) mathematical and statistical impossibility."
Josh Shapiro stated on August 11, 2016 in a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth.
Majority Forward stated on July 29, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Sen. Pat Toomey "even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Donald Trump "doesn't make a thing in America."
Ed Rendell stated on July 27, 2016 in an interview with Politico's Burgess Everett: "I’m not one for name calling."
Tom Marino stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all."
Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half."
Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black."
Pat Toomey stated on June 27, 2016 in a statement: "Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally."
Jim Kenney stated on June 23, 2016 in remarks at the Better Bike Share conference: My administration is "well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise."
Katie McGinty stated on June 13, 2016 in in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer: "He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation."
Tom McCarey stated on June 6, 2016 in In a Penn Live editorial: "Never mind that no red light camera, no speed camera, nor any radar gun has ever stopped one accident from occurring."
Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists."
Katie McGinty stated on June 3, 2016 in On the 'About' page of McGinty's campaign website: Says she was the first in her family to go to a four-year college.
Pat Toomey stated on May 19, 2016 in an interview with Chris Stigall on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT: It's entirely possible that the Democratic nominee, [Hillary Clinton], earned more money giving a single speech on Wall Street than I made the six years that I was there back in the 1980s… In fact, it’s quite likely.
Job Itzkowitz stated on May 11, 2016 in In the Philadelphia Business Journal: Old City in Philadelphia "used to have more than a dozen clubs and that's what we were known for and now we’re down to two."
Daniel Grace stated on May 17, 2016 in a statement: A three-cents-per-ounce soda tax in Philadelphia "would result in the loss of 2,000 family-sustaining Teamster Union jobs and countless other jobs in the beverage industry."
Tom Marino stated on May 13, 2016 in In an MSNBC interview: "I have had to fill out FEC reports for the past six years now, and they’re much more detailed than a tax return..."
Pat Toomey stated on April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: Says Katie McGinty "actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything."
Philadelphia Daily News stated on April 14, 2016 in In an editorial: If you don't buy cigarettes at your local supermarket, your grocery bill won't go up a dime. The same is true of the sugary drink tax. If passed, you can avoid paying the tax by not buying sugary drinks.
Tom Marino stated on May 5, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC.: Twenty million Americans are "out of work."
Katie McGinty stated on April 28, 2016 in a press release.: "Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes."
