Pennsylvania PolitiFact assesses the accuracy of statements by elected officials, political candidates, and other public figures in Pennsylvania. Scorecard true 0% 16 Checks mostly true 0% 25 Checks half true 0% 30 Checks mostly false 0% 42 Checks false 0% 100 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 39 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Pennsylvania X posts stated on April 13, 2025 a post on X Cody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.” By Madison Czopek • April 14, 2025 Social Media stated on February 23, 2025 in social media posts "The Philadelphia Eagles have declined their invitation to the White House,” as of Feb. 24. February 24, 2025 Social Media stated on February 18, 2025 social media posts “An ICE minivan was reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia.” February 19, 2025 Social Media stated on February 10, 2025 in social media posts Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is “being charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.” February 14, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2025 an Instagram post Video shows a missile crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood Jan. 31, not a jet. February 5, 2025 Elon Musk stated on November 13, 2024 an X post Says Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., “is trying to change the outcome of the election by counting NON-CITIZEN votes.” By Caleb McCullough • November 19, 2024 X posts stated on November 5, 2024 an X post Vans filled with 50,000 ballots show up in Philadelphia during live MSNBC report. November 6, 2024 X posts stated on November 4, 2024 X posts A video showing conversations about noncitizen voting outside a Philadelphia city commissioners' office is proof of “Pennsylvania election fraud.” November 6, 2024 X posts stated on November 5, 2024 an X post A Nov. 5 ballot scanning error in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, shows "the election steal is happening." By Caleb McCullough • November 5, 2024 X posts stated on October 30, 2024 in X posts Video shows “ballot mule in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, (dropping) off a large amount of ballots.” November 1, 2024 X posts stated on October 29, 2024 una publicación en X Video muestra que “‘votantes’ ilegales SE COLARON a LA FILA OTRA VEZ! En Pensilvania estado clave”. By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann • November 1, 2024 Threads posts stated on October 26, 2024 a Threads post An E. coli outbreak followed former President Donald Trump’s campaign stop at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. October 31, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 26, 2024 una publicación en Instagram “Revolucionarios Comunistas de América” marcharon a favor de Kamala Harris. By Maria Briceño • October 31, 2024 Donald Trump stated on October 29, 2024 a rally in Allentown, Pa. In Lancaster, Pa., “We caught them with 2,600 votes. We caught them cold, 2,600 votes. ... And every vote was written by the same person." By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 29, 2024 a post Video shows “illegal ‘voters’ cutting the line” to vote in Pennsylvania. By Sara Swann • October 30, 2024 Viral image stated on October 28, 2024 a Facebook post A Pennsylvania TV station aired the 2024 presidential election results early. October 30, 2024 X posts stated on October 21, 2024 a post There are “180,000 registered new Amish voters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • October 29, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 26, 2024 una publicación en Instagram "Circula este video de un hombre que rompe los votos para Donald Trump y guarda las de Kamala Harris”. By Loreben Tuquero, Maria Briceño • October 28, 2024 Dave McCormick stated on October 15, 2024 a debate Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police." By Caleb McCullough • October 28, 2024 X posts stated on October 25, 2024 X posts Video shows an election worker destroying mail ballots with votes for former President Donald Trump in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. By Loreben Tuquero • October 25, 2024 Load More Latest Articles Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statements on the economy in insult-laden Pennsylvania speech By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2025 Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines By Loreben Tuquero • November 26, 2024 Trump said ‘cheating’ was happening in Pennsylvania. Then he won. Now what? By Amy Sherman, Sara Swann • November 7, 2024 Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2024 Baseless claims of ‘cheating’: Pennsylvania is a magnet for election misinformation By Amy Sherman • November 2, 2024 A Pennsylvania Republican said she was arrested for telling voters to stay in line. Was she? By Loreben Tuquero • October 31, 2024 Not knowing all the results on election night is normal. Here’s why. By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2024 Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they boosted security since 2020’s threats. By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2024 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • October 16, 2024 PolitiFact: Donald Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania, site of first assassination attempt By Loreben Tuquero • October 6, 2024 Fact-checking the Pennsylvania Senate debate between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick By Caleb McCullough • October 4, 2024 Project 2025 and voting rights: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ ad aimed at Black Americans By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2024 Live: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ NABJ interview in Philadelphia September 17, 2024 Donald Trump repeats inaccurate claims on economy in local news interview in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: What would speed up election results? By Amy Sherman, Yacob Reyes • November 10, 2022 Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races By Amy Sherman • November 9, 2022 Fact-checking claims in the John Fetterman-Mehmet Oz Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race November 6, 2022 No, los demócratas no están haciendo “trampas” con boletas “no verificadas” en Pensilvania By Amy Sherman • November 4, 2022 Seizing on abortion, Democrats claim Republicans back no-exceptions bans. That isn’t true for all October 14, 2022 How could U.S. voting be affected if election deniers win? By Amy Sherman, Madison Czopek • September 21, 2022 Latest promises about Pennsylvania No promises to show. Latest promises about Pennsylvania
