Latest Fact-checks by Anna Orso Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Scott Wagner dicho el Agosto 2, 2017 en a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year. Bob Casey dicho el Julio 5, 2017 en a tweet: The GOP health care proposal would slash more than $135 million in federal funding available to PA schools. Michael Untermeyer dicho el Mayo 10, 2017 en a campaign ad.: "Michael Untermeyer has been a Democrat for more than 40 years." Larry Krasner dicho el Mayo 1, 2017 en the platform section of his campaign website: "Larry Krasner is the only candidate running for District Attorney who explicitly pledges to never seek the death penalty." Scott Wagner dicho el Marzo 28, 2017 en in a State Impact article.: "...the earth moves closer to the sun every year – you know the rotation of the earth. We’re moving closer to the sun." Seth Williams dicho el Marzo 3, 2017 en various public comments.: On whether or not the Philadelphia DA's office will recommend the possibility of parole for all juvenile lifers. Reps. Keith Rothfus, Mike Kelly and Bill Shuster dicho el Febrero 19, 2017 en an op-ed in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Obamacare covers 24 million fewer people than it was expected to, and the projected price tag has more than doubled at $2 trillion." Bob Casey dicho el Enero 17, 2017 en a Senate confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos.: "[The Foundation for Individual Rights] is the recipient of donations from [DeVos] totaling about 25,000 bucks over four years." John Rafferty dicho el Octubre 16, 2016 en a debate.: "Recently though, the media has reported on thousands of illegal voters here in the commonwealth." Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 10, 2016 en a Facebook post.: "Stopped by Smiley Cookie to pick up some great cookies for the family, along with Rudy." NARAL Pro-Choice America dicho el Septiembre 28, 2016 en an ad.: "Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them." Pat Toomey dicho el Agosto 17, 2016 en an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Independence USA PAC dicho el Agosto 1, 2016 en a television ad: "Toomey crossed party lines… to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list." Josh Shapiro dicho el Agosto 11, 2016 en a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth. Tom Marino dicho el Julio 18, 2016 en a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all." Pat Toomey dicho el Junio 27, 2016 en a statement: "Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally." Katie McGinty dicho el Junio 13, 2016 en in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer: "He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation." Daniel Grace dicho el Mayo 17, 2016 en a statement: A three-cents-per-ounce soda tax in Philadelphia "would result in the loss of 2,000 family-sustaining Teamster Union jobs and countless other jobs in the beverage industry." Tom Marino dicho el Mayo 5, 2016 en an interview on MSNBC.: Twenty million Americans are "out of work." Katie McGinty dicho el Abril 28, 2016 en a press release.: "Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes." Donald Trump dicho el Abril 21, 2016 en a campaign rally speech: "Pennsylvania has lost 35 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001" and "Harrisburg has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001." Steve Santarsiero dicho el Abril 2, 2016 en a campaign mailer.: "Steve Santarsiero wrote PA’s Gun Safety Law." Bill Clinton dicho el Abril 7, 2016 en during a campaign stop in Philadelphia: "Because of (the 1994 crime bill), we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate, and listen to this, because of that and the background check law, a 46-year low in the deaths of people of gun violence." Hillary Clinton dicho el Abril 6, 2016 en a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention: When mentioning Villanova’s buzzer-beating win in the national championships, Hillary Clinton said: "I love those come-from-behind victories." Stephen Zappala dicho el Marzo 22, 2016 en in a new ad.: Stephen Zappala is "the only DA in our state to convict an on-duty police officer of criminal homicide." Joe Pitts dicho el Febrero 25, 2016 en in a Medium post.: "More people were killed by terrorists in 2015 than in any other year ever, after an 80 percent increase from 2014." Jim Kenney dicho el Marzo 10, 2016 en a budget address to City Council: "When the City and the Fairmount Park Conservancy invested $5 million in Hunting Park, crime went down 89 percent within a half mile radius of the park over the next three years." Tom Wolf dicho el Febrero 9, 2016 en his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools." Joe Sestak dicho el Enero 25, 2016 en a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club: Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 "and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill."
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Scott Wagner dicho el Agosto 2, 2017 en a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year. Bob Casey dicho el Julio 5, 2017 en a tweet: The GOP health care proposal would slash more than $135 million in federal funding available to PA schools. Michael Untermeyer dicho el Mayo 10, 2017 en a campaign ad.: "Michael Untermeyer has been a Democrat for more than 40 years." Larry Krasner dicho el Mayo 1, 2017 en the platform section of his campaign website: "Larry Krasner is the only candidate running for District Attorney who explicitly pledges to never seek the death penalty." Scott Wagner dicho el Marzo 28, 2017 en in a State Impact article.: "...the earth moves closer to the sun every year – you know the rotation of the earth. We’re moving closer to the sun." Seth Williams dicho el Marzo 3, 2017 en various public comments.: On whether or not the Philadelphia DA's office will recommend the possibility of parole for all juvenile lifers. Reps. Keith Rothfus, Mike Kelly and Bill Shuster dicho el Febrero 19, 2017 en an op-ed in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Obamacare covers 24 million fewer people than it was expected to, and the projected price tag has more than doubled at $2 trillion." Bob Casey dicho el Enero 17, 2017 en a Senate confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos.: "[The Foundation for Individual Rights] is the recipient of donations from [DeVos] totaling about 25,000 bucks over four years." John Rafferty dicho el Octubre 16, 2016 en a debate.: "Recently though, the media has reported on thousands of illegal voters here in the commonwealth." Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 10, 2016 en a Facebook post.: "Stopped by Smiley Cookie to pick up some great cookies for the family, along with Rudy." NARAL Pro-Choice America dicho el Septiembre 28, 2016 en an ad.: "Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them." Pat Toomey dicho el Agosto 17, 2016 en an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Independence USA PAC dicho el Agosto 1, 2016 en a television ad: "Toomey crossed party lines… to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list." Josh Shapiro dicho el Agosto 11, 2016 en a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth. Tom Marino dicho el Julio 18, 2016 en a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all." Pat Toomey dicho el Junio 27, 2016 en a statement: "Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally." Katie McGinty dicho el Junio 13, 2016 en in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer: "He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation." Daniel Grace dicho el Mayo 17, 2016 en a statement: A three-cents-per-ounce soda tax in Philadelphia "would result in the loss of 2,000 family-sustaining Teamster Union jobs and countless other jobs in the beverage industry." Tom Marino dicho el Mayo 5, 2016 en an interview on MSNBC.: Twenty million Americans are "out of work." Katie McGinty dicho el Abril 28, 2016 en a press release.: "Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes." Donald Trump dicho el Abril 21, 2016 en a campaign rally speech: "Pennsylvania has lost 35 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001" and "Harrisburg has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001." Steve Santarsiero dicho el Abril 2, 2016 en a campaign mailer.: "Steve Santarsiero wrote PA’s Gun Safety Law." Bill Clinton dicho el Abril 7, 2016 en during a campaign stop in Philadelphia: "Because of (the 1994 crime bill), we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate, and listen to this, because of that and the background check law, a 46-year low in the deaths of people of gun violence." Hillary Clinton dicho el Abril 6, 2016 en a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention: When mentioning Villanova’s buzzer-beating win in the national championships, Hillary Clinton said: "I love those come-from-behind victories." Stephen Zappala dicho el Marzo 22, 2016 en in a new ad.: Stephen Zappala is "the only DA in our state to convict an on-duty police officer of criminal homicide." Joe Pitts dicho el Febrero 25, 2016 en in a Medium post.: "More people were killed by terrorists in 2015 than in any other year ever, after an 80 percent increase from 2014." Jim Kenney dicho el Marzo 10, 2016 en a budget address to City Council: "When the City and the Fairmount Park Conservancy invested $5 million in Hunting Park, crime went down 89 percent within a half mile radius of the park over the next three years." Tom Wolf dicho el Febrero 9, 2016 en his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools." Joe Sestak dicho el Enero 25, 2016 en a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club: Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 "and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill."
Scott Wagner dicho el Agosto 2, 2017 en a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year.
Bob Casey dicho el Julio 5, 2017 en a tweet: The GOP health care proposal would slash more than $135 million in federal funding available to PA schools.
Michael Untermeyer dicho el Mayo 10, 2017 en a campaign ad.: "Michael Untermeyer has been a Democrat for more than 40 years."
Larry Krasner dicho el Mayo 1, 2017 en the platform section of his campaign website: "Larry Krasner is the only candidate running for District Attorney who explicitly pledges to never seek the death penalty."
Scott Wagner dicho el Marzo 28, 2017 en in a State Impact article.: "...the earth moves closer to the sun every year – you know the rotation of the earth. We’re moving closer to the sun."
Seth Williams dicho el Marzo 3, 2017 en various public comments.: On whether or not the Philadelphia DA's office will recommend the possibility of parole for all juvenile lifers.
Reps. Keith Rothfus, Mike Kelly and Bill Shuster dicho el Febrero 19, 2017 en an op-ed in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Obamacare covers 24 million fewer people than it was expected to, and the projected price tag has more than doubled at $2 trillion."
Bob Casey dicho el Enero 17, 2017 en a Senate confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos.: "[The Foundation for Individual Rights] is the recipient of donations from [DeVos] totaling about 25,000 bucks over four years."
John Rafferty dicho el Octubre 16, 2016 en a debate.: "Recently though, the media has reported on thousands of illegal voters here in the commonwealth."
Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 10, 2016 en a Facebook post.: "Stopped by Smiley Cookie to pick up some great cookies for the family, along with Rudy."
NARAL Pro-Choice America dicho el Septiembre 28, 2016 en an ad.: "Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them."
Pat Toomey dicho el Agosto 17, 2016 en an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Independence USA PAC dicho el Agosto 1, 2016 en a television ad: "Toomey crossed party lines… to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list."
Josh Shapiro dicho el Agosto 11, 2016 en a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth.
Tom Marino dicho el Julio 18, 2016 en a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all."
Pat Toomey dicho el Junio 27, 2016 en a statement: "Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally."
Katie McGinty dicho el Junio 13, 2016 en in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer: "He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation."
Daniel Grace dicho el Mayo 17, 2016 en a statement: A three-cents-per-ounce soda tax in Philadelphia "would result in the loss of 2,000 family-sustaining Teamster Union jobs and countless other jobs in the beverage industry."
Tom Marino dicho el Mayo 5, 2016 en an interview on MSNBC.: Twenty million Americans are "out of work."
Katie McGinty dicho el Abril 28, 2016 en a press release.: "Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes."
Donald Trump dicho el Abril 21, 2016 en a campaign rally speech: "Pennsylvania has lost 35 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001" and "Harrisburg has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001."
Steve Santarsiero dicho el Abril 2, 2016 en a campaign mailer.: "Steve Santarsiero wrote PA’s Gun Safety Law."
Bill Clinton dicho el Abril 7, 2016 en during a campaign stop in Philadelphia: "Because of (the 1994 crime bill), we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate, and listen to this, because of that and the background check law, a 46-year low in the deaths of people of gun violence."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Abril 6, 2016 en a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention: When mentioning Villanova’s buzzer-beating win in the national championships, Hillary Clinton said: "I love those come-from-behind victories."
Stephen Zappala dicho el Marzo 22, 2016 en in a new ad.: Stephen Zappala is "the only DA in our state to convict an on-duty police officer of criminal homicide."
Joe Pitts dicho el Febrero 25, 2016 en in a Medium post.: "More people were killed by terrorists in 2015 than in any other year ever, after an 80 percent increase from 2014."
Jim Kenney dicho el Marzo 10, 2016 en a budget address to City Council: "When the City and the Fairmount Park Conservancy invested $5 million in Hunting Park, crime went down 89 percent within a half mile radius of the park over the next three years."
Tom Wolf dicho el Febrero 9, 2016 en his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools."
Joe Sestak dicho el Enero 25, 2016 en a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club: Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 "and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill."
