Latest Fact Checks By Mark Dent

Has Old City, ‘land of the 1,000 Snookis,’ mellowed out?

By Mark Dent

May 25, 2016

Old City in Philadelphia "used to have more than a dozen clubs and that's what we were known for and now we’re down to two."

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Rating the Philly Daily News’ claim that ‘It’s not a grocery tax’

By Mark Dent

May 11, 2016

If you don't buy cigarettes at your local supermarket, your grocery bill won't go up a dime. The same is true of the sugary drink…

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Fact-checking Bernie Sanders’ claim that Jim Kenney’s soda tax is regressive

By Mark Dent

April 25, 2016

"A tax on soda and juice drinks would disproportionately increase taxes on low-income families in Philadelphia."

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For the right city employee, Jim Kenney ‘can’t fault’ DROP

By Mark Dent

April 18, 2016

"While Mayor Kenney personally doesn't support DROP, he can't fault highly qualified city employees for appropriately utilizing a benefit that's available to them."

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Is Jim Kenney’s staff 40 percent more expensive than Nutter’s?

By Mark Dent

April 13, 2016

If the mayor were really serious about supporting Philly's schoolchildren and handling our city's looming fiscal crisis, he could begin by slashing the size of…

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Brian Sims: “Right-wing extremists are trying to take this seat”

By Mark Dent

March 18, 2016

"The right-wing extremists are trying to take this seat so they can push their anti-choice and anti-equality agenda through our State House."

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Would each dollar of pre-K spending in Philadelphia generate $1.79 in local economic impact?

By Mark Dent

March 3, 2016

"An economic impact study found that for every $1 invested in pre-K in Pennsylvania, a total of $1.79 is generated in total spending within the…

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