Latest Fact-checks by Cassie Owens Wendell Young stated on March 31, 2017 in an op-ed: House Bill 991 "could lead to the opening of as many as 2,000 new liquor stores." Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Immigrants are responsible for 96 percent of our small biz growth since 2000." John Eichelberger stated on February 13, 2017: Inner-city students "fall back and don’t succeed, whereas if there was a less intensive track, they would." Joe DeFelice stated on January 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities." Viral image stated on August 5, 2016 in various websites: That 59 divisions in Philly had no votes for Romney in 2012 is "(a) mathematical and statistical impossibility." Ed Rendell stated on July 27, 2016 in an interview with Politico's Burgess Everett: "I’m not one for name calling." Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half." Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black." Jim Kenney stated on April 25, 2015: On eliminating the influence of money in policy campaigns Jim Kenney stated on June 23, 2016 in remarks at the Better Bike Share conference: My administration is "well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise." Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists." Pat Toomey stated on April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: Says Katie McGinty "actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything." Bill Clinton stated on April 7, 2016 in 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." Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: "Big soda has a lot of money. They make a lot of profit off their product and they market in neighborhoods that suffer from these very things that we’re trying to cure." Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition." Jim Kenney stated on March 3, 2016 in Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney clarified his stance on stop and frisk to the Al Día editorial board.: On ending stop and frisk John Fetterman stated on February 1, 2016 in in a Reddit AMA: "I am the only candidate that has endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. In PA, I've got Bernie's back."
Wendell Young stated on March 31, 2017 in an op-ed: House Bill 991 "could lead to the opening of as many as 2,000 new liquor stores." Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Immigrants are responsible for 96 percent of our small biz growth since 2000." John Eichelberger stated on February 13, 2017: Inner-city students "fall back and don’t succeed, whereas if there was a less intensive track, they would." Joe DeFelice stated on January 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities." Viral image stated on August 5, 2016 in various websites: That 59 divisions in Philly had no votes for Romney in 2012 is "(a) mathematical and statistical impossibility." Ed Rendell stated on July 27, 2016 in an interview with Politico's Burgess Everett: "I’m not one for name calling." Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half." Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black." Jim Kenney stated on April 25, 2015: On eliminating the influence of money in policy campaigns Jim Kenney stated on June 23, 2016 in remarks at the Better Bike Share conference: My administration is "well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise." Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists." Pat Toomey stated on April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: Says Katie McGinty "actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything." Bill Clinton stated on April 7, 2016 in 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." Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: "Big soda has a lot of money. They make a lot of profit off their product and they market in neighborhoods that suffer from these very things that we’re trying to cure." Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition." Jim Kenney stated on March 3, 2016 in Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney clarified his stance on stop and frisk to the Al Día editorial board.: On ending stop and frisk John Fetterman stated on February 1, 2016 in in a Reddit AMA: "I am the only candidate that has endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. In PA, I've got Bernie's back."
Wendell Young stated on March 31, 2017 in an op-ed: House Bill 991 "could lead to the opening of as many as 2,000 new liquor stores."
Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Immigrants are responsible for 96 percent of our small biz growth since 2000."
John Eichelberger stated on February 13, 2017: Inner-city students "fall back and don’t succeed, whereas if there was a less intensive track, they would."
Joe DeFelice stated on January 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities."
Viral image stated on August 5, 2016 in various websites: That 59 divisions in Philly had no votes for Romney in 2012 is "(a) mathematical and statistical impossibility."
Ed Rendell stated on July 27, 2016 in an interview with Politico's Burgess Everett: "I’m not one for name calling."
Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half."
Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black."
Jim Kenney stated on June 23, 2016 in remarks at the Better Bike Share conference: My administration is "well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise."
Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists."
Pat Toomey stated on April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: Says Katie McGinty "actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything."
Bill Clinton stated on April 7, 2016 in 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."
Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: "Big soda has a lot of money. They make a lot of profit off their product and they market in neighborhoods that suffer from these very things that we’re trying to cure."
Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition."
Jim Kenney stated on March 3, 2016 in Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney clarified his stance on stop and frisk to the Al Día editorial board.: On ending stop and frisk
John Fetterman stated on February 1, 2016 in in a Reddit AMA: "I am the only candidate that has endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. In PA, I've got Bernie's back."
