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Colin Deppen

Colin Deppen

Reporter

Colin Deppen is a reporter/curator at The Incline in Pittsburgh and has previously worked for news organizations across the state of Pennsylvania, including the Patriot-News and PennLive.com in Harrisburg. 

cdeppen@theincline.com

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Latest Fact-Checks By Colin Deppen

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Scott Wagner
Scott Wagner
stated on October 11, 2018 Campaign email
"Our unemployment rate is 20 percent higher than the national average."   
False
By Colin Deppen • October 18, 2018
Jeff Bartos
Jeff Bartos
stated on October 6, 2018 a televised debate
Capital punishment is a "specific deterrent with the most heinous crimes."
Mostly False
By Colin Deppen • October 11, 2018
Lou Barletta
Lou Barletta
stated on June 7, 2018 an interview
"The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..." 
Mostly False
By Colin Deppen • June 12, 2018
Keith Rothfus
Keith Rothfus
stated on May 22, 2018 a press release
"Since the end of the financial crisis, we have seen an average of one community bank or credit union disappear every day."
Mostly True
By Colin Deppen • May 31, 2018
Scott Wagner
Scott Wagner
stated on May 21, 2018 Fundraising email
Gov. Wolf is trying to implement "a severance tax that would be financed by Pennsylvania’s working class"
Mostly False
By Colin Deppen • May 25, 2018
Paul Mango
Paul Mango
stated on May 7, 2017 a campaign video
"Today, we (in Pennsylvania) have higher unemployment and lower job growth than most."
Mostly True
By Colin Deppen • April 9, 2018
Tom Wolf
Tom Wolf
stated on March 23, 2018 Campaign video
"Pennsylvania (is) the only state in the country not to tax drillers."
Half-True
By Colin Deppen • March 30, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 14, 2018 Private fundraiser
Says Conor Lamb "ran on a campaign that said very nice things about me."
False
By Colin Deppen • March 22, 2018
Conor Lamb
Conor Lamb
stated on March 13, 2018 an election night speech
Says he didn't take "corporate PAC money." 
Mostly True
By Colin Deppen • March 17, 2018
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Latest Articles By Colin Deppen

Are Pennsylvania Democrats fleeing the party to become Republicans?
Conor Lamb
Daryl Metcalfe
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