Latest Fact-Checks By Mark Dent

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Majority Forward
stated on July 29, 2016 in In a political ad:

Says Sen. Pat Toomey "even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood."

Mostly False

By Mark Dent • August 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at Temple University:

Says Donald Trump "doesn't make a thing in America."

False

By Mark Dent • August 1, 2016

Tom McCarey
stated on June 6, 2016 in In a Penn Live editorial:

"Never mind that no red light camera, no speed camera, nor any radar gun has ever stopped one accident from occurring."

Pants on Fire!

By Mark Dent • June 14, 2016

Katie McGinty
stated on June 3, 2016 in On the 'About' page of McGinty's campaign website:

Says she was the first in her family to go to a four-year college.

Pants on Fire!

By Mark Dent • June 3, 2016

Job Itzkowitz
stated on May 11, 2016 in In the Philadelphia Business Journal:

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."

Mostly True

By Mark Dent • May 25, 2016

Philadelphia Daily News
stated on April 14, 2016 in In an editorial:

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 tax. If passed, you can avoid paying the tax by not buying sugary drinks.

Half-True

By Mark Dent • May 11, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2016 in In a statement to Philadelphia magazine:

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

True

By Mark Dent • April 25, 2016

Lauren Hitt
stated on April 14, 2016 in To the media:

"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."

Full Flop

By Mark Dent • April 18, 2016

Joe DeFelice
stated on April 10, 2016 in As part of a Philadelphia Inquirer editorial:

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 his own administration, which is already 45 percent larger than his predecessor's and 40 percent more costly.

Half-True

By Mark Dent • April 13, 2016

Brian Sims
stated on March 12, 2016 in In a fundraising email to supporters:

"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."

Pants on Fire!

By Mark Dent • March 18, 2016

Jim Kenney
stated on February 17, 2016 in a speech before the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce:

"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 state."

Half-True

By Mark Dent • March 3, 2016

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