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PolitiFact Pennsvylania Staff Writer

Jessica Calefati is the PolitiFact Pennsylvania staff writer and a staff writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Featured Statements

Tom Wolf
stated on February 22, 2021 in a speech:

“We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.”

By Jessica Calefati • February 25, 2021
Pat Toomey
stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing:

“There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.”

By Jessica Calefati • January 21, 2021
Jake Corman
stated on January 14, 2021 in an interview:

Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot.

By Jessica Calefati • January 17, 2021
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
Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2020 in a tweet:

A 1993 example of voter fraud in Philadelphia is “exactly what happened to us” in the 2020 election.

By Jessica Calefati • November 19, 2020
Justin Clark
stated on October 28, 2020 in a tweet:

“Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.”

By Jessica Calefati • October 29, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on October 26, 2020 in a rally:

“Joe Biden confirmed his plan to abolish the entire U.S. oil industry.”

By Jessica Calefati • October 28, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally:

Pennsylvania “never opened.”

By Jessica Calefati • October 23, 2020
Joe Biden
stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall:

“The boilermakers union has endorsed me because I sat down with them and went into great detail with leadership [about] exactly what I would do.”

By Jessica Calefati • October 21, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on October 13, 2020 in a speech:

“We’re putting our great coal miners back to work.”

By Jessica Calefati • October 14, 2020

Fact-checking impeachment trial claims by the Philly-area lawyers who played big roles

By Jessica Calefati • February 17, 2021
What to know about Scott Perry, Trump’s election plot, and Section 3 of the 14th Amendment

By Jessica Calefati • January 31, 2021
Fact-checking false claims about Pennsylvania and the presidential election

By Jessica Calefati • December 6, 2020
Will the Eagles, Steelers players wear masks during games? They don’t have to

By Jessica Calefati • November 25, 2020
Fact-checking Mike Pence’s attacks against Joe Biden in his latest Pennsylvania campaign visit

By Jessica Calefati • July 31, 2020
Pennsylvania’s coronavirus data is less reliable, robust than other states

By Jessica Calefati • May 11, 2020
Fact-checking Philly’s new distinction as a coronavirus hot spot

By Jessica Calefati • April 13, 2020
Fact-checking coronavirus claims by Pennsylvania politicians

By Jessica Calefati • March 25, 2020