Latest Fact-Checks In Pennsylvania

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Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 17, 2024 a campaign video
"Unlike Mike Pence, (JD) Vance said he would have carried out Trump's plan to overturn the 2020 election."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 18, 2024
American Leadership Action
American Leadership Action
stated on September 1, 2022 an ad
As a mayor, "John Fetterman chased down an innocent, unarmed Black man," wielded a shotgun and "falsely accused the man, triggering a confrontation with police."
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September 12, 2022
USA Freedom Fund
USA Freedom Fund
stated on May 11, 2022 an attack ad
“Kathy Barnette wants to build a statue of Barack Obama right next to the one of Abraham Lincoln on Capitol Hill."
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By Jon Greenberg • May 13, 2022
Kathy Barnette
Kathy Barnette
stated on May 12, 2022 an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham
Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2022
Dave McCormick
Dave McCormick
stated on April 4, 2022 an ad
Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns."
Mostly True
April 15, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2020 a speech
“I am not banning fracking.”
Mostly True
By Jessica Calefati • September 1, 2020
Eugene DePasquale
Eugene DePasquale
stated on August 8, 2020 a tweet
Says Donald Trump's payroll tax deferral “could leave American workers liable for thousands of dollars during tax season and could potentially leave programs like Social Security and Medicare weakened.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • August 24, 2020
Bob Casey
Bob Casey
stated on July 21, 2020 an interview
Federal agents in Portland have been “kidnapping and holding citizens without charges.”
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By Jessica Calefati • August 4, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 9, 2020 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."
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By Jessica Calefati • July 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 11, 2020 a Facebook post
“Gov. Wolf is not allowing companies that distribute U.S. flags to ship out orders to be placed at veteran’s graves for Memorial Day.”
Mostly True
By Jessica Calefati • May 19, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2019 a speech
"From 2010 to 2017, natural gas production plummeted by nearly 70 percent in New York, but it soared almost 1,000 percent in Pennsylvania."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 4, 2019
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 22, 2018 an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer
"[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded."
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By Sarah Anne Hughes • July 23, 2018
Keith Rothfus
Keith Rothfus
stated on May 22, 2018 a press release
"Since the end of the financial crisis, we have seen an average of one community bank or credit union disappear every day."
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By Colin Deppen • May 31, 2018
Paul Mango
Paul Mango
stated on May 7, 2017 a campaign video
"Today, we (in Pennsylvania) have higher unemployment and lower job growth than most."
Mostly True
By Colin Deppen • April 9, 2018
Conor Lamb
Conor Lamb
stated on March 13, 2018 an election night speech
Says he didn't take "corporate PAC money." 
Mostly True
By Colin Deppen • March 17, 2018
Bill Peduto
Bill Peduto
stated on June 1, 2017 in a tweet
"Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh."
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By Sarah Anne Hughes • June 2, 2017
Tariq El-Shabazz
Tariq El-Shabazz
stated on April 28, 2017 In a statement responding to a news article
"In my 30 year career including dozens of capital cases, not a single client of mine has ever been sentenced to death."
Mostly True
By Mark Dent • May 2, 2017
Bob Casey
Bob Casey
stated on January 17, 2017 a Senate confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos.
"[The Foundation for Individual Rights] is the recipient of donations from [DeVos] totaling about 25,000 bucks over four years."
Mostly True
By Anna Orso • January 19, 2017
Jim Kenney
Jim Kenney
stated on December 15, 2016 a report
"While many urban areas across the country saw a sharp increase in crime over the last year, the Philadelphia Police Department successfully lowered part one crimes."
Mostly True
By Mark Dent • December 27, 2016
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on October 12, 2016 In a political ad
"Because as a Senator Toomey stood up for Wall Street. He wanted to privatize Social Security and invest it in the stock market. Wall Street would make billions in fees even if the stock market crashed. "
Mostly True
By Mark Dent • October 21, 2016
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