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Mark Dent

Reporter/Curator

Mark Dent is a reporter/curator for Billy Penn. 

The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Mark Dent

Mostly False

Crime in Philly is complicated

Sessions
Jeff Sessions

Preliminary murder rates in Philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of this decade in the city."

— PolitiFact Pennsylvania on Monday, July 24th, 2017

Mostly False

Is Philly "radical?"

Toomey
Pat Toomey

"Sanctuary cities are extremely dangerous."

— PolitiFact Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 8th, 2017

Half-True

More clarity would be useful

Toomey
Pat Toomey

"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."

— PolitiFact Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 27th, 2017

Mostly True

Legally true, but he could use some clarification

El-Shabazz
Tariq El-Shabazz

"In my 30 year career including dozens of capital cases, not a single client of mine has ever been sentenced to death."

— PolitiFact Pennsylvania on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017

Pants on Fire!

Don't get carried away in fundraising messages

Sims
Brian Sims

"Finally, I will continue to fight against Republicans like Martina White, who like Trump, wants to deport all of our hard working immigrant brothers and sisters and white wash America."

— PolitiFact Pennsylvania on Wednesday, April 5th, 2017

False

Uspoln went too far.

Bloggers
Bloggers

Says former Sen. Rick Santorum said, "Sometimes pregnancy is God’s way of comforting rape victims."

— PolitiFact Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 1st, 2017

Pants on Fire!

A sweetened beverage tax wouldn't include unsweetened drinks

Ax The Bev Tax
Ax The Bev Tax

"We offer a tremendous amount of low calorie, no calorie options, like waters, unsweetened products, low calorie diet items. All of which unfortunately are taxed by this tax."

— PolitiFact Pennsylvania on Friday, March 24th, 2017

Pants on Fire!

He's in DC for his daughter

Kelly
Mike Kelly

He’s only there for one purpose and one purpose only, and that is to run a shadow government that is gonna totally upset the new agenda.

— PolitiFact Pennsylvania on Tuesday, March 14th, 2017

Half-True

Amtrak does have more riders than ever

Moorman
Wick Moorman

"More than ever our nation and the traveling public rely on Amtrak for mobility."  

— PolitiFact Pennsylvania on Tuesday, February 21st, 2017

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