Latest Fact-checks by Jessica Calefati Tom Wolf stated on February 22, 2021 in a speech: “We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.” Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.” Jake Corman stated on January 14, 2021 in an interview: Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot. Pat Toomey stated on December 27, 2020 in an interview: “In my state, as in many other states, we have governors who are closing down businesses again.” Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2020 in a tweet: A 1993 example of voter fraud in Philadelphia is “exactly what happened to us” in the 2020 election. Justin Clark stated on October 28, 2020 in a tweet: “Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.” Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2020 in a rally: “Joe Biden confirmed his plan to abolish the entire U.S. oil industry.” Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally: Pennsylvania “never opened.” Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall: “The boilermakers union has endorsed me because I sat down with them and went into great detail with leadership [about] exactly what I would do.” Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2020 in a speech: “We’re putting our great coal miners back to work.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a presidential debate: Poll watchers in Philadelphia “were thrown out.” Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania." Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2020 in a speech: “I am not banning fracking.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a rally: Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.” Mike Pence stated on July 29, 2020 in an email: The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years. Cory Booker stated on July 30, 2020 in an interview: Says the U.S. Senate is “dominated by millionaires” and that he is “not one of them.” Bob Casey stated on July 21, 2020 in an interview: Federal agents in Portland have been “kidnapping and holding citizens without charges.” Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2020 in a speech: “Murders this year have spiked 27% in Philadelphia.” Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech in Dunmore, Pa.: "Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation." Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” Brian Fitzpatrick stated on May 5, 2020 in a radio interview: “For the World Health Organization, the international entity whose sole responsibility it is to alert the world of global pandemics like this, to miss this, is a huge problem.” Donald Trump stated on May 25, 2020 in a tweet: “[U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb] said he would NOT vote for [Nancy Pelosi] for Speaker, and did.” Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Gov. Wolf is not allowing companies that distribute U.S. flags to ship out orders to be placed at veteran’s graves for Memorial Day.” Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in a speech: “You have areas of Pennsylvania that are barely affected and [the governor wants] to keep them closed.” Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.” Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for weeks until the first death wave passes.” Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2020 in a Politico interview: “In a matter of days, and in some cases the moment may even have passed, that we’ve reached the peak of the rate of infections.” Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China."
Tom Wolf stated on February 22, 2021 in a speech: “We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.” Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.” Jake Corman stated on January 14, 2021 in an interview: Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot. Pat Toomey stated on December 27, 2020 in an interview: “In my state, as in many other states, we have governors who are closing down businesses again.” Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2020 in a tweet: A 1993 example of voter fraud in Philadelphia is “exactly what happened to us” in the 2020 election. Justin Clark stated on October 28, 2020 in a tweet: “Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.” Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2020 in a rally: “Joe Biden confirmed his plan to abolish the entire U.S. oil industry.” Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally: Pennsylvania “never opened.” Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall: “The boilermakers union has endorsed me because I sat down with them and went into great detail with leadership [about] exactly what I would do.” Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2020 in a speech: “We’re putting our great coal miners back to work.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a presidential debate: Poll watchers in Philadelphia “were thrown out.” Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania." Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2020 in a speech: “I am not banning fracking.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a rally: Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.” Mike Pence stated on July 29, 2020 in an email: The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years. Cory Booker stated on July 30, 2020 in an interview: Says the U.S. Senate is “dominated by millionaires” and that he is “not one of them.” Bob Casey stated on July 21, 2020 in an interview: Federal agents in Portland have been “kidnapping and holding citizens without charges.” Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2020 in a speech: “Murders this year have spiked 27% in Philadelphia.” Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech in Dunmore, Pa.: "Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation." Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” Brian Fitzpatrick stated on May 5, 2020 in a radio interview: “For the World Health Organization, the international entity whose sole responsibility it is to alert the world of global pandemics like this, to miss this, is a huge problem.” Donald Trump stated on May 25, 2020 in a tweet: “[U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb] said he would NOT vote for [Nancy Pelosi] for Speaker, and did.” Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Gov. Wolf is not allowing companies that distribute U.S. flags to ship out orders to be placed at veteran’s graves for Memorial Day.” Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in a speech: “You have areas of Pennsylvania that are barely affected and [the governor wants] to keep them closed.” Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.” Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for weeks until the first death wave passes.” Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2020 in a Politico interview: “In a matter of days, and in some cases the moment may even have passed, that we’ve reached the peak of the rate of infections.” Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China."
Tom Wolf stated on February 22, 2021 in a speech: “We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.”
Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.”
Jake Corman stated on January 14, 2021 in an interview: Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot.
Pat Toomey stated on December 27, 2020 in an interview: “In my state, as in many other states, we have governors who are closing down businesses again.”
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2020 in a tweet: A 1993 example of voter fraud in Philadelphia is “exactly what happened to us” in the 2020 election.
Justin Clark stated on October 28, 2020 in a tweet: “Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.”
Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2020 in a rally: “Joe Biden confirmed his plan to abolish the entire U.S. oil industry.”
Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall: “The boilermakers union has endorsed me because I sat down with them and went into great detail with leadership [about] exactly what I would do.”
Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2020 in a speech: “We’re putting our great coal miners back to work.”
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a presidential debate: Poll watchers in Philadelphia “were thrown out.”
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania."
Mike Pence stated on July 29, 2020 in an email: The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years.
Cory Booker stated on July 30, 2020 in an interview: Says the U.S. Senate is “dominated by millionaires” and that he is “not one of them.”
Bob Casey stated on July 21, 2020 in an interview: Federal agents in Portland have been “kidnapping and holding citizens without charges.”
Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2020 in a speech: “Murders this year have spiked 27% in Philadelphia.”
Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.”
Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.”
Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech in Dunmore, Pa.: "Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation."
Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.”
Brian Fitzpatrick stated on May 5, 2020 in a radio interview: “For the World Health Organization, the international entity whose sole responsibility it is to alert the world of global pandemics like this, to miss this, is a huge problem.”
Donald Trump stated on May 25, 2020 in a tweet: “[U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb] said he would NOT vote for [Nancy Pelosi] for Speaker, and did.”
Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Gov. Wolf is not allowing companies that distribute U.S. flags to ship out orders to be placed at veteran’s graves for Memorial Day.”
Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in a speech: “You have areas of Pennsylvania that are barely affected and [the governor wants] to keep them closed.”
Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.”
Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for weeks until the first death wave passes.”
Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2020 in a Politico interview: “In a matter of days, and in some cases the moment may even have passed, that we’ve reached the peak of the rate of infections.”
Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China."
