No, Lou Barletta’s city wasn’t half-Latino when he was reelected mayor
He’s known for a controversial crackdown on illegal immigration.
Posts tagged with PolitiFact Pennsylvania
Fact-checking Malcolm Jenkins’ posters on prisons and police shootings
The Eagles safety used placards to silently get his message across.
President Trump said Eagles players kneeled for the anthem. They didn’t.
The Birds were one of seven NFL teams with a perfect non-kneeling record for the 2017 season.
Pennsylvanians would only pay for a fraction of Gov. Tom Wolf’s severance tax
We ran a Scott Wagner claim through the PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter.
Rep. Lou Barletta says Sen. Bob Casey wants to ‘eliminate our borders.’ He doesn’t.
A fact-check in a key U.S. Senate race
The truth behind a GOP gov. hopeful’s Wolf nickname: ‘Thomas the Tax Engine’
Paul Mango says the incumbent Dem pushed for $8B in tax increases. Did he?
What’s missing from Amtrak’s claim that we rely ‘more than ever’ on trains
More ridership than ever is complicated when the population grows.
Is Philly’s sanctuary city status putting residents in danger?
The Philly GOP says yes, and cites these examples.
Donald Trump falsely tells GOP Philly homicides are ‘terribly increasing’
Philadelphia’s numbers were down from 2016 to 2015, actually.
Trump’s education pick donated to Philly group with controversial campus rape stance
And PA Sen. Bob Casey grilled her about it Tuesday.
Did word of Trump’s inauguration concert cause a Jackie Evancho sales surge?
The reasoning behind the President-elect’s claim.
Did major crimes drop in Philly compared to other cities in 2016?
Los Angeles, Chicago and San Antonio were some of a few urban areas to see a substantial rise.
Fake news alert! Sorry, a Pennsylvania judge didn’t overturn Donald Trump’s presidential election
The claim comes from a site so obscure it doesn’t even show up on the first few pages of a Google search.
Doug Pederson and the truth about two-point conversions
The last five years NFL teams have been more successful rushing for two than passing.
Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs
Maybe you've read about it.
GOP Attorney General candidate can’t back up claim of widespread illegal voting in PA
He said media's reported on "thousands" of incidents. Nope.
The story behind an attack ad’s blast of Pat Toomey’s plan for Social Security
Does the former investment banker really want to privatize it?
Donald Trump confuses Eat’n Park with its famous Smiley Cookie
The western Pennsylvania diner with a signature dessert that’s technically not its name.
Attack ad’s unsubstantiated claim on Pat Toomey, Trump and abortion
No, Pat Toomey wouldn't punish women who have abortions.