Jessica Calefati
PolitiFact Pennsvylania Staff Writer
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Stories Published
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Fact-Checks Published
Jessica Calefati is the PolitiFact Pennsylvania staff writer and a staff writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Jessica Calefati
- Fact-checking Gov. Tom Wolf’s statement that Pa. is the only state without a natural gas severance t February 25, 2021
- Checking Pat Toomey’s claim that families with ‘six-figure incomes’ would get thousands under plan January 21, 2021
- Fact-checking a top Pa. Republican who said false election claims didn’t play ‘any role’ in the riot January 17, 2021
- Fact-checking Sen. Pat Toomey’s comment that Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf is ‘closing down businesses again’ December 30, 2020
- Trump says Philly Democrats stole an election in the ’90s. Is that true? November 19, 2020
- Fact-checking a Trump campaign tweet that Pa. mail ballots arriving after Election Day won’t count October 29, 2020
- Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Biden said he would ‘abolish the entire U.S. oil industry’ October 28, 2020
- Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Pennsylvania ‘never opened’ after coronavirus closures October 23, 2020
- No, the boilermakers union didn’t endorse Joe Biden October 21, 2020
- Fact-checking Trump’s claim in Pa. that he’s ‘putting our great coal miners back to work’ October 14, 2020
Latest Stories by Jessica Calefati
- Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
- United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
- Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
- Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
- What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
- A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
- PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
- Fact-checking impeachment trial claims by the Philly-area lawyers who played big roles February 17, 2021
- What to know about Scott Perry, Trump’s election plot, and Section 3 of the 14th Amendment January 31, 2021
- Fact-checking false claims about Pennsylvania and the presidential election December 6, 2020
- Will the Eagles, Steelers players wear masks during games? They don’t have to November 25, 2020
- Fact-checking Mike Pence’s attacks against Joe Biden in his latest Pennsylvania campaign visit July 31, 2020
- Pennsylvania’s coronavirus data is less reliable, robust than other states May 11, 2020
- Fact-checking Philly’s new distinction as a coronavirus hot spot April 13, 2020
- Fact-checking coronavirus claims by Pennsylvania politicians March 25, 2020