1 People 439 Fact-checks 217 Articles People (1) Fresh Start PA Fact-checks (439) Viral image stated on October 02, 2022 in an Instagram post: The COVID-19 vaccine caused J.J. Watt’s atrial fibrillation. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2022 Jeffrey Zients stated on May 09, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. By Louis Jacobson• May 14, 2021 Viral image stated on December 06, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Holiday heart syndrome” is a cover for deaths caused by the COVID-19 vaccine. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022 Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post: The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve. By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2023 Bloggers stated on November 05, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Trump supporters are heading to the border as the migrant caravan approaches. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.” By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2022 Instagram posts stated on June 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Report: Vaccine related deaths may rival recorded COVID-19 deaths." By Tom Kertscher• June 11, 2021 Viral image stated on July 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Donald Trump supporters protesting Joe Biden’s visit to Allentown, Pa. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 29, 2021 Viral image stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 5, 2020 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." By Sarah Anne Hughes• July 23, 2018 Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2014 Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2019 in a rally in Montoursville, Pa.: Says Joe Biden "deserted you. … I guess he was born here, but he left you, folks. He left you for another state." By Louis Jacobson• May 21, 2019 X posts stated on November 03, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!” By Jon Greenberg• November 4, 2020 X posts stated on November 03, 2020 in a tweet: A poll worker in Erie County, Pa., threw out over 100 ballots for Donald Trump. By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020 John Fetterman stated on February 01, 2016 in in a Reddit AMA: "I am the only candidate that has endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. In PA, I've got Bernie's back." By Cassie Owens• February 4, 2016 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…" By Mark Dent• September 1, 2017 Viral image stated on November 09, 2022 in an Instagram post: When 36% of the vote was in, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro had 370,706 votes and 56.6% of the vote while Doug Mastriano had 844,669 and 41.6%. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2022 Viral image stated on May 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, not the Woodstock music festival. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 22, 2019 Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally: Pennsylvania “never opened.” By Jessica Calefati• October 23, 2020 Bob Casey stated on July 05, 2017 in a tweet: The GOP health care proposal would slash more than $135 million in federal funding available to PA schools. By Anna Orso• July 11, 2017 Articles (217) Prolific fake news writer Paul Horner dead at 38 By Joshua Gillin• September 26, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Am I going to be OK? By Bill McCarthy• April 13, 2021 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Biden rolls out plan for economy, attacks Trump’s divisive rhetoric By Sophie Austin• July 10, 2020 Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs By Cassie Owens• November 23, 2016 Donald Trump’s WSJ letter is wrong: Joe Biden won PA legitimately. Here’s how we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 29, 2021 Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2021 Checking the RNC ad 'welcoming' Obama to Scranton By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2011 10 misleading Trump attack lines from the WikiLeaks email dump By Lauren Carroll• October 17, 2016 Liberal group gets its facts wrong with attacks on Gov. Rick Scott By Amy Sherman• July 10, 2012 Voting machine malfunctions are typical, not evidence of ‘stealing’ the election By Samantha Putterman• November 4, 2020 What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness? By Julie Appleby• October 29, 2021 Ask PolitiFact and KHN: I’ve recovered from Covid-19. Why do I still have to mask up? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• April 16, 2021 What to know about Scott Perry, Trump’s election plot, and Section 3 of the 14th Amendment By Jessica Calefati• January 31, 2021 How battleground states are preparing for the pandemic election’s massive increase in voting by mail By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 19, 2020 Scott Brown gets his swearing-in timeline wrong By Katie Sanders• November 13, 2013 The toll attributable to IEDs in Afghanistan By Martha M. Hamilton, Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2011 Are Pennsylvania Democrats fleeing the party to become Republicans? By Colin Deppen• October 5, 2018 MoveOn gets its facts wrong on Florida's voter purge By Amy Sherman• July 10, 2012 Fact-checking Texas fracking, pollution, earthquakes By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2015 New research finds J&J vaccine has muscle against COVID’s delta variant By Victoria Knight• July 6, 2021
Viral image stated on October 02, 2022 in an Instagram post: The COVID-19 vaccine caused J.J. Watt’s atrial fibrillation. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2022 Jeffrey Zients stated on May 09, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. By Louis Jacobson• May 14, 2021 Viral image stated on December 06, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Holiday heart syndrome” is a cover for deaths caused by the COVID-19 vaccine. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022 Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post: The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve. By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2023 Bloggers stated on November 05, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Trump supporters are heading to the border as the migrant caravan approaches. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.” By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2022 Instagram posts stated on June 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Report: Vaccine related deaths may rival recorded COVID-19 deaths." By Tom Kertscher• June 11, 2021 Viral image stated on July 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Donald Trump supporters protesting Joe Biden’s visit to Allentown, Pa. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 29, 2021 Viral image stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 5, 2020 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." By Sarah Anne Hughes• July 23, 2018 Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2014 Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2019 in a rally in Montoursville, Pa.: Says Joe Biden "deserted you. … I guess he was born here, but he left you, folks. He left you for another state." By Louis Jacobson• May 21, 2019 X posts stated on November 03, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!” By Jon Greenberg• November 4, 2020 X posts stated on November 03, 2020 in a tweet: A poll worker in Erie County, Pa., threw out over 100 ballots for Donald Trump. By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020 John Fetterman stated on February 01, 2016 in in a Reddit AMA: "I am the only candidate that has endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. In PA, I've got Bernie's back." By Cassie Owens• February 4, 2016 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…" By Mark Dent• September 1, 2017 Viral image stated on November 09, 2022 in an Instagram post: When 36% of the vote was in, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro had 370,706 votes and 56.6% of the vote while Doug Mastriano had 844,669 and 41.6%. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2022 Viral image stated on May 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, not the Woodstock music festival. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 22, 2019 Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally: Pennsylvania “never opened.” By Jessica Calefati• October 23, 2020 Bob Casey stated on July 05, 2017 in a tweet: The GOP health care proposal would slash more than $135 million in federal funding available to PA schools. By Anna Orso• July 11, 2017
Prolific fake news writer Paul Horner dead at 38 By Joshua Gillin• September 26, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Am I going to be OK? By Bill McCarthy• April 13, 2021 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Biden rolls out plan for economy, attacks Trump’s divisive rhetoric By Sophie Austin• July 10, 2020 Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs By Cassie Owens• November 23, 2016 Donald Trump’s WSJ letter is wrong: Joe Biden won PA legitimately. Here’s how we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 29, 2021 Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2021 Checking the RNC ad 'welcoming' Obama to Scranton By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2011 10 misleading Trump attack lines from the WikiLeaks email dump By Lauren Carroll• October 17, 2016 Liberal group gets its facts wrong with attacks on Gov. Rick Scott By Amy Sherman• July 10, 2012 Voting machine malfunctions are typical, not evidence of ‘stealing’ the election By Samantha Putterman• November 4, 2020 What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness? By Julie Appleby• October 29, 2021 Ask PolitiFact and KHN: I’ve recovered from Covid-19. Why do I still have to mask up? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• April 16, 2021 What to know about Scott Perry, Trump’s election plot, and Section 3 of the 14th Amendment By Jessica Calefati• January 31, 2021 How battleground states are preparing for the pandemic election’s massive increase in voting by mail By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 19, 2020 Scott Brown gets his swearing-in timeline wrong By Katie Sanders• November 13, 2013 The toll attributable to IEDs in Afghanistan By Martha M. Hamilton, Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2011 Are Pennsylvania Democrats fleeing the party to become Republicans? By Colin Deppen• October 5, 2018 MoveOn gets its facts wrong on Florida's voter purge By Amy Sherman• July 10, 2012 Fact-checking Texas fracking, pollution, earthquakes By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2015 New research finds J&J vaccine has muscle against COVID’s delta variant By Victoria Knight• July 6, 2021