Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Scott Perry
stated on October 17, 2020 an interview:

The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”

By Tom Kertscher • October 26, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2020 a rally:

Pennsylvania “never opened.”

By Jessica Calefati • October 23, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2020 a rally in Erie, Pa.:

“Phony” ballots “were printed without my name on it.”

By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on October 15, 2020 a town hall:

“The boilermakers union has endorsed me because I sat down with them and went into great detail with leadership [about] exactly what I would do.”

By Jessica Calefati • October 21, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on October 18, 2020 a Facebook post:

Pennsylvania rejected 372,000 mail-in ballots

By Amy Sherman • October 19, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on October 13, 2020 a speech:

“We’re putting our great coal miners back to work.”

By Jessica Calefati • October 14, 2020

Bloggers
stated on October 7, 2020 a post on Facebook:

“Shredded Pennsylvania Mail in ballot Applications were discovered in a trailer. The applications were for @realDonaldTrump.”

By Aaron Sharockman • October 8, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 a text post:

Says Joe Biden “made it clear..No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!! Wake Up WV, PA,OH, KY”

By Hayat Norimine • October 2, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 a presidential debate:

Poll watchers in Philadelphia “were thrown out.”

By Jessica Calefati • October 1, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on September 22, 2020 a speech:

Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania."

By Jessica Calefati • September 25, 2020

Scott Perry
stated on August 31, 2020 an ad:

Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police.

By Tom Kertscher • September 10, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2020 a speech:

“I am not banning fracking.”

By Jessica Calefati • September 1, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on August 20, 2020 a rally:

Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.”

By Jessica Calefati • August 29, 2020

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.”

By Jon Greenberg • August 24, 2020

Mike Pence
stated on July 29, 2020 an email:

The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years.

By Jessica Calefati • August 14, 2020

Bob Casey
stated on July 21, 2020 an interview:

Federal agents in Portland have been “kidnapping and holding citizens without charges.”

By Jessica Calefati • August 4, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on July 22, 2020 a speech:

“Murders this year have spiked 27% in Philadelphia.”

By Jessica Calefati • July 24, 2020

Mike Kelly
stated on July 14, 2020 a campaign call:

Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.”

By Jessica Calefati • July 21, 2020

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.”

By Jessica Calefati • July 11, 2020

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."

By Jessica Calefati • July 10, 2020

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