Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Yes, Pennsylvania’s governor blocked a company that makes American flags from operating during the p

By Jessica Calefati

May 19, 2020

“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.”

Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Gov. Tom Wolf is keeping ‘barely affected’ parts of Pa. closed

By Jessica Calefati

May 18, 2020

“You have areas of Pennsylvania that are barely affected and [the governor wants] to keep them closed.”

Pa. House Speaker says coronavirus only threatens children in poor health. That’s not true.

By Jessica Calefati

May 14, 2020

“Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.”

Still going in to work in Pennsylvania? Chances are, you’re a low-wage worker, data show

By Jessica Calefati

April 21, 2020

“The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for…

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey says the coronavirus outbreak has reached a peak. That’s half true

By Jessica Calefati

April 16, 2020

“In a matter of days, and in some cases the moment may even have passed, that we’ve reached the peak of the rate of infections.”

Rick Santorum said Trump was ‘ahead of the curve’ on China travel restrictions. That’s mostly false

By Jessica Calefati

April 14, 2020

"The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down…

Fact-checking a viral Pa. Facebook post on coronavirus that says the government is ‘up to something’

By Jessica Calefati

April 6, 2020

The government is closing businesses to stop the spread of coronavirus even though "the numbers are nothing compared to H1N1 or Ebola. Everyone needs to…

A Pa. congressman said the U.S. coronavirus trajectory is more like South Korea than Italy. True?

By Jessica Calefati

April 1, 2020

“We’ve got to give the American public a rough estimate of how long we think this is going to take, based mostly on the South…

Will homemade masks stop coronavirus from spreading? Fact-checking Sen. Pat Toomey’s claim

By Daniel Funke , Jessica Calefati

April 1, 2020

“My mask will keep someone else safe and their mask will keep me safe.”

No, a new lawsuit doesn’t say Pennsylvania registered the dead to vote

By Jessica Calefati

March 27, 2020

“Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.”

Latest Fact Checks By Jessica Calefati

Yes, Pennsylvania’s governor blocked a company that makes American flags from operating during the p

Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Gov. Tom Wolf is keeping ‘barely affected’ parts of Pa. closed

Pa. House Speaker says coronavirus only threatens children in poor health. That’s not true.

Still going in to work in Pennsylvania? Chances are, you’re a low-wage worker, data show

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey says the coronavirus outbreak has reached a peak. That’s half true

Rick Santorum said Trump was ‘ahead of the curve’ on China travel restrictions. That’s mostly false

Fact-checking a viral Pa. Facebook post on coronavirus that says the government is ‘up to something’

A Pa. congressman said the U.S. coronavirus trajectory is more like South Korea than Italy. True?

Will homemade masks stop coronavirus from spreading? Fact-checking Sen. Pat Toomey’s claim

No, a new lawsuit doesn’t say Pennsylvania registered the dead to vote