Latest Fact-Checks In Pennsylvania

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WinSenate
WinSenate
stated on September 3, 2024 a Meta ad
“Dave McCormick is fully against abortion.”
Mostly False
By Caleb McCullough • October 12, 2024
Bob Casey
Bob Casey
stated on August 22, 2024 a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
“Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • August 28, 2024
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 7, 2024 TV ad
Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick “wants to outlaw abortions.”
Mostly False
By Caleb McCullough • August 15, 2024
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 29, 2022 On Fox News
Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips
Mostly False
October 5, 2022
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
stated on July 28, 2022 an ad
John Fetterman wants to “eliminate life sentences for murderers."
Mostly False
August 3, 2022
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
stated on July 18, 2022 an ad
“John Fetterman wants to release one-third of dangerous criminals back into our communities.”
Mostly False
July 21, 2022
Dave McCormick
Dave McCormick
stated on May 4, 2022 an ad
Mehmet Oz is “pro-abortion.”
Mostly False
May 11, 2022
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
stated on March 17, 2022 an ad
"David McCormick fired Pennsylvanians and bragged about shipping their jobs to Asia."
Mostly False
March 29, 2022
DCCC
DCCC
stated on February 2, 2021 an attack ad
Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on January 6, 2021 a U.S. Senate speech
“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“Joe Biden calls Pennsylvania voters who don’t support him ‘chumps.’”
Mostly False
October 30, 2020
Justin Clark
Justin Clark
stated on October 28, 2020 a tweet
“Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.”
Mostly False
By Jessica Calefati • October 29, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2020 a rally in Erie, Pa.
“Phony” ballots “were printed without my name on it.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 13, 2020 a speech
“We’re putting our great coal miners back to work.”
Mostly False
By Jessica Calefati • October 14, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 9, 2020 a speech
On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.”
Mostly False
By Jessica Calefati • July 11, 2020
Brian Fitzpatrick
Brian Fitzpatrick
stated on May 5, 2020 a radio interview
“For the World Health Organization, the international entity whose sole responsibility it is to alert the world of global pandemics like this, to miss this, is a huge problem.”
Mostly False
By Jessica Calefati • May 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Gas is under $1 in 13 states, but $2.27 in Pennsylvania, because of the governor.
Mostly False
May 7, 2020
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on April 13, 2020 on CNN
"The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China."
Mostly False
By Jessica Calefati • April 14, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 28, 2020 a news article
“Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.”
Mostly False
By Jessica Calefati • March 27, 2020
Jeff Bartos
Jeff Bartos
stated on October 6, 2018 a televised debate
Capital punishment is a "specific deterrent with the most heinous crimes."
Mostly False
By Colin Deppen • October 11, 2018
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