Latest True Fact-checks in Pennsylvania 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 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.” 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 July 22, 2020 in a speech: “Murders this year have spiked 27% in Philadelphia.” 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 March 28, 2020 in a video on Twitter: “My mask will keep someone else safe and their mask will keep me safe.” 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." Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2017 in In a tweet: "Jackie Evancho’s album sales have skyrocketed after announcing her inauguration performance." Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on September 21, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Senate candidate Katie McGinty "made thousands from companies she previously regulated." John Taylor stated on September 13, 2016 in In an interview with City & State PA: "In Harrisburg, I passed more bills than all the Democrats combined, in terms of legislation affecting the city." Josh Shapiro stated on August 11, 2016 in a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth. Katie McGinty stated on April 28, 2016 in a press release.: "Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes." Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2016 in In a statement to Philadelphia magazine: "A tax on soda and juice drinks would disproportionately increase taxes on low-income families in Philadelphia." 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." Jim Kenney stated on March 10, 2016 in 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." 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."
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
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.” 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 July 22, 2020 in a speech: “Murders this year have spiked 27% in Philadelphia.” 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 March 28, 2020 in a video on Twitter: “My mask will keep someone else safe and their mask will keep me safe.” 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." Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2017 in In a tweet: "Jackie Evancho’s album sales have skyrocketed after announcing her inauguration performance." Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on September 21, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Senate candidate Katie McGinty "made thousands from companies she previously regulated." John Taylor stated on September 13, 2016 in In an interview with City & State PA: "In Harrisburg, I passed more bills than all the Democrats combined, in terms of legislation affecting the city." Josh Shapiro stated on August 11, 2016 in a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth. Katie McGinty stated on April 28, 2016 in a press release.: "Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes." Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2016 in In a statement to Philadelphia magazine: "A tax on soda and juice drinks would disproportionately increase taxes on low-income families in Philadelphia." 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." Jim Kenney stated on March 10, 2016 in 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." 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."
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.”
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 July 22, 2020 in a speech: “Murders this year have spiked 27% in Philadelphia.”
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 March 28, 2020 in a video on Twitter: “My mask will keep someone else safe and their mask will keep me safe.”
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."
Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2017 in In a tweet: "Jackie Evancho’s album sales have skyrocketed after announcing her inauguration performance."
Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on September 21, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Senate candidate Katie McGinty "made thousands from companies she previously regulated."
John Taylor stated on September 13, 2016 in In an interview with City & State PA: "In Harrisburg, I passed more bills than all the Democrats combined, in terms of legislation affecting the city."
Josh Shapiro stated on August 11, 2016 in a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth.
Katie McGinty stated on April 28, 2016 in a press release.: "Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2016 in In a statement to Philadelphia magazine: "A tax on soda and juice drinks would disproportionately increase taxes on low-income families in Philadelphia."
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."
Jim Kenney stated on March 10, 2016 in 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."
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."
