Pennsylvania PolitiFact assesses the accuracy of statements by elected officials, political candidates, and other public figures in Pennsylvania. Scorecard true 0% 16 Checks mostly-true 0% 25 Checks Half True 0% 30 Checks mostly-false 0% 42 Checks false 0% 100 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 39 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Pennsylvania X posts stated on April 13, 2025 in a post on X: Cody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.” April 14, 2025 Social Media stated on February 23, 2025 in in social media posts: "The Philadelphia Eagles have declined their invitation to the White House,” as of Feb. 24. February 24, 2025 Social Media stated on February 18, 2025 in social media posts: “An ICE minivan was reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia.” February 19, 2025 Social Media stated on February 10, 2025 in in social media posts: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is “being charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.” February 14, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2025 in an Instagram post: Video shows a missile crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood Jan. 31, not a jet. February 5, 2025 Elon Musk stated on November 13, 2024 in an X post: Says Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., “is trying to change the outcome of the election by counting NON-CITIZEN votes.” By Caleb McCullough • November 19, 2024 X posts stated on November 5, 2024 in an X post: Vans filled with 50,000 ballots show up in Philadelphia during live MSNBC report. November 6, 2024 X posts stated on November 4, 2024 in X posts: A video showing conversations about noncitizen voting outside a Philadelphia city commissioners' office is proof of “Pennsylvania election fraud.” November 6, 2024 X posts stated on November 5, 2024 in an X post: A Nov. 5 ballot scanning error in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, shows "the election steal is happening." By Caleb McCullough • November 5, 2024 X posts stated on October 30, 2024 in in X posts: Video shows “ballot mule in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, (dropping) off a large amount of ballots.” November 1, 2024 X posts stated on October 29, 2024 in una publicación en X: Video muestra que “‘votantes’ ilegales SE COLARON a LA FILA OTRA VEZ! En Pensilvania estado clave”. By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann • November 1, 2024 Threads posts stated on October 26, 2024 in a Threads post: An E. coli outbreak followed former President Donald Trump’s campaign stop at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. October 31, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 26, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: “Revolucionarios Comunistas de América” marcharon a favor de Kamala Harris. By Maria Briceño • October 31, 2024 Donald Trump stated on October 29, 2024 in a rally in Allentown, Pa.: In Lancaster, Pa., “We caught them with 2,600 votes. We caught them cold, 2,600 votes. ... And every vote was written by the same person." By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 29, 2024 in a post: Video shows “illegal ‘voters’ cutting the line” to vote in Pennsylvania. By Sara Swann • October 30, 2024 Viral image stated on October 28, 2024 in a Facebook post: A Pennsylvania TV station aired the 2024 presidential election results early. October 30, 2024 X posts stated on October 21, 2024 in a post: There are “180,000 registered new Amish voters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • October 29, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 26, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: "Circula este video de un hombre que rompe los votos para Donald Trump y guarda las de Kamala Harris”. By Loreben Tuquero, Maria Briceño • October 28, 2024 Dave McCormick stated on October 15, 2024 in a debate: Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police." By Caleb McCullough • October 28, 2024 X posts stated on October 25, 2024 in X posts: Video shows an election worker destroying mail ballots with votes for former President Donald Trump in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. By Loreben Tuquero • October 25, 2024 Load More Latest Articles Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statements on the economy in insult-laden Pennsylvania speech • December 10, 2025 Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines By Loreben Tuquero • November 26, 2024 Trump said ‘cheating’ was happening in Pennsylvania. Then he won. Now what? By Amy Sherman, Sara Swann • November 7, 2024 Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2024 Baseless claims of ‘cheating’: Pennsylvania is a magnet for election misinformation By Amy Sherman • November 2, 2024 A Pennsylvania Republican said she was arrested for telling voters to stay in line. Was she? By Loreben Tuquero • October 31, 2024 Not knowing all the results on election night is normal. Here’s why. By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2024 Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they boosted security since 2020’s threats. By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2024 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • October 16, 2024 PolitiFact: Donald Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania, site of first assassination attempt By Loreben Tuquero • October 6, 2024 Fact-checking the Pennsylvania Senate debate between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick By Caleb McCullough • October 4, 2024 Project 2025 and voting rights: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ ad aimed at Black Americans By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2024 Live: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ NABJ interview in Philadelphia • September 17, 2024 Donald Trump repeats inaccurate claims on economy in local news interview in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: What would speed up election results? By Amy Sherman, Yacob Reyes • November 10, 2022 Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races By Amy Sherman • November 9, 2022 Fact-checking claims in the John Fetterman-Mehmet Oz Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race • November 6, 2022 No, los demócratas no están haciendo “trampas” con boletas “no verificadas” en Pensilvania By Amy Sherman • November 4, 2022 Seizing on abortion, Democrats claim Republicans back no-exceptions bans. That isn’t true for all • October 14, 2022 How could U.S. voting be affected if election deniers win? By Amy Sherman • September 21, 2022 Latest promises about Pennsylvania No promises to show. Latest promises about Pennsylvania
