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Steve Southerland stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"If you have a job in this country, (there's a) 97 percent chance that you're not going to be in poverty."

By Louis Jacobson• January 14, 2014

Bernie Sanders stated on May 01, 2016 in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation":

Winning enough pledged delegates is "not impossible."

By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2016

B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet:

"You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat.

By Lauren Carroll• February 1, 2016

Chain email stated on March 24, 2012 in a chain email forwarded by a reader.:

Says the Department of Homeland Security has ordered "enough rounds of .40 caliber ammunition to kill every man, woman and child in the United States," possibly to combat "massive civil unrest" or "an invasion by a foreign power."

By W. Gardner Selby• April 30, 2012

Hank Johnson stated on June 15, 2015 in a House floor speech:

"Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine."

By April Hunt• June 23, 2015

Maxey Scherr stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview:

"We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 27, 2014

Tom Wolf stated on February 09, 2016 in his budget proposal address:

If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools."

By Anna Orso• February 12, 2016

Joe Biden stated on July 09, 2020 in a speech in Dunmore, Pa.:

"Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation."

By Jessica Calefati• July 10, 2020

Pat Toomey stated on December 27, 2020 in an interview:

“In my state, as in many other states, we have governors who are closing down businesses again.”

By Jessica Calefati• December 30, 2020

Rush Limbaugh stated on June 06, 2013 in his radio show:

"One person, Kathleen Sebelius, was going to determine whether or not" 10-year-old lung patient Sarah Murnaghan would live or die.

By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2013

Mehmet Oz stated on July 18, 2022 in an ad:

“John Fetterman wants to release one-third of dangerous criminals back into our communities.”

By Tom Kertscher• July 21, 2022

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.

By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2019

Mike Turzai stated on May 09, 2020 in a video:

“Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.”

By Jessica Calefati• May 14, 2020

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.

By Anna Orso• August 11, 2016

U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on November 16, 2011 in a television commercial:

Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes."

By Sabrina Eaton• December 6, 2011

Gary Johnson stated on August 17, 2012 in an interview with Evan Smith on “Overheard,” premiered Sept. 6, 2012:

"I am going to be on the ballot in all 50 states. There is no other third-party candidate that’s going to come close to achieving that."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 20, 2012

Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an image shared on Instagram:

“It’s not that there is no evidence the election was stolen, but that no court had the guts to HEAR the evidence. They dismissed the cases, NOT the evidence.”

By Madison Czopek• October 28, 2022

Facebook posts stated on April 04, 2012 in a post on Facebook:

"Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him."

By Aaron Sharockman• April 4, 2012

Viral image stated on July 01, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Roundabouts are causing tornadoes.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 5, 2024

Rick Santorum stated on December 29, 2011 in a video ad:

Rick Santorum "reformed welfare."

By Molly Moorhead• January 4, 2012

What is redistricting? And why should voters care?

By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2021

Fact-checking Trump as GOP health bill stalls

By Jon Greenberg• March 25, 2017

Dewhurst and Cruz tread familiar claims in U.S. Senate debate

By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2012

Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2021

Fact-checking claims in the John Fetterman-Mehmet Oz Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race

By Jeff Cercone• November 6, 2022

Who is Joe Sestak? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Louis Jacobson• June 28, 2019

The facts behind Elizabeth Warren, her claimed Native American ties and Trump's 'Pocahontas' insult

By Jon Greenberg• December 1, 2017

Fact-checking claims about California’s ballot measures

By Chris Nichols• October 13, 2016

Where abortion laws stand after the 2022 midterms

By Louis Jacobson• November 9, 2022

A brief history of Senate illness and recovery, and what it means for John Fetterman

By Louis Jacobson• October 26, 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks

By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• January 9, 2023

2020 election lawsuits and ballot access: what you need to know

By Amy Sherman• November 2, 2020

Fact-checking false claims about Pennsylvania and the presidential election

By Jessica Calefati• December 6, 2020

In Context: What Obama said about aliens that sparked Trump to order file release

By Maria Briceño• February 20, 2026

Checking the RNC ad 'welcoming' Obama to Scranton

By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2011

Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

By Amy Sherman• June 5, 2018

A contested convention? The Democrats’ delegate system, explained

By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2020

Who is Elizabeth Warren? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Jon Greenberg• June 13, 2019

PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 for March

By Amy Sherman• April 9, 2015

Testing Ryan and the Texas GOP

By Sue Owen• August 12, 2012

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