Latest Fact-Checks In Pennsylvania

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Bill Peduto
Bill Peduto
stated on June 1, 2017 in a tweet
"Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh."
Mostly True
By Sarah Anne Hughes • June 2, 2017
Michael Untermeyer
Michael Untermeyer
stated on May 10, 2017 a campaign ad.
"Michael Untermeyer has been a Democrat for more than 40 years."
Half-True
By Anna Orso • May 12, 2017
Larry Krasner
Larry Krasner
stated on May 1, 2017 the platform section of his campaign website
"Larry Krasner is the only candidate running for District Attorney who explicitly pledges to never seek the death penalty."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • May 3, 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
Wawa Welcome America
Wawa Welcome America
stated on April 13, 2017 in a press release
"The Wawa Welcome America festival (features) . . . America's largest free concert."
Pants on Fire!
By Jordan Gunselman • April 21, 2017
Bruce Kraus
Bruce Kraus
stated on March 22, 2017 an interview with The Incline
"Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault."
False
By MJ Slaby • April 11, 2017
Wendell Young
Wendell Young
stated on March 31, 2017 an op-ed
House Bill 991 "could lead to the opening of as many as 2,000 new liquor stores."
True
By Cassie Owens • April 7, 2017
Brian Sims
Brian Sims
stated on March 31, 2017 In a fundraising message
"Finally, I will continue to fight against Republicans like Martina White, who like Trump, wants to deport all of our hard working immigrant brothers and sisters and white wash America."
Pants on Fire!
By Mark Dent • April 5, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 18, 2017 In an article
Says former Sen. Rick Santorum said, "Sometimes pregnancy is God’s way of comforting rape victims."
False
By Mark Dent • April 2, 2017
Scott Wagner
Scott Wagner
stated on March 28, 2017 in a State Impact article.
"...the earth moves closer to the sun every year – you know the rotation of the earth. We’re moving closer to the sun."
False
By Anna Orso • March 31, 2017
Jim Kenney
Jim Kenney
stated on March 27, 2017 a tweet
"Immigrants are responsible for 96 percent of our small biz growth since 2000."
False
By Cassie Owens • March 28, 2017
Ax The Bev Tax
Ax The Bev Tax
stated on March 22, 2017 In a tweet
"We offer a tremendous amount of low calorie, no calorie options, like waters, unsweetened products, low calorie diet items. All of which unfortunately are taxed by this tax."
Pants on Fire!
By Mark Dent • March 24, 2017
Seth Williams
Seth Williams
stated on March 3, 2017 various public comments.
On whether or not the Philadelphia DA's office will recommend the possibility of parole for all juvenile lifers.
Full Flop
By Anna Orso • March 16, 2017
Mike Kelly
Mike Kelly
stated on March 4, 2017 In front of a crowd in Northwestern PA
He’s only there for one purpose and one purpose only, and that is to run a shadow government that is gonna totally upset the new agenda.
Pants on Fire!
By Mark Dent • March 14, 2017
Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey Brown
stated on February 21, 2017 a Philly.com article
ShopRite will lose about 300 employees "voluntarily and through layoffs" due to the beverage tax.
Half Flip
By Jordan Gunselman • March 13, 2017
John Eichelberger
John Eichelberger
stated on February 13, 2017
Inner-city students "fall back and don’t succeed, whereas if there was a less intensive track, they would."
False
By Cassie Owens • February 27, 2017
Reps. Keith Rothfus, Mike Kelly and Bill Shuster
Reps. Keith Rothfus, Mike Kelly and Bill Shuster
stated on February 19, 2017 an op-ed in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Obamacare covers 24 million fewer people than it was expected to, and the projected price tag has more than doubled at $2 trillion."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • February 24, 2017
Wick Moorman
Wick Moorman
stated on February 15, 2017 In front of a Senate subcommittee
"More than ever our nation and the traveling public rely on Amtrak for mobility."  
Half-True
By Mark Dent • February 21, 2017
Joe DeFelice
Joe DeFelice
stated on January 25, 2017
"From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities."
Mostly False
By Cassie Owens • January 31, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2017 In a speech at the GOP Retreat
"Here in Philadelphia murder has been steady — I mean — just terribly increasing."
False
By Mark Dent • January 26, 2017
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