Latest False 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 Viral image stated on July 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Donald Trump supporters protesting Joe Biden’s visit to Allentown, Pa. Bloggers stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The 2020 election results in Pennsylvania “show a statistically impossible pattern” and votes were manufactured for Joe Biden. Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate." Instagram posts stated on November 9, 2020 in a screenshot: “Joe Biden is no longer the President-elect according to RealClearPolitics.” Ted Cruz stated on November 5, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in Facebook: More poll workers caught filling out ballots in Delaware County Pennsylvania. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows a poll worker committing voter fraud in Delaware County, Pa. TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned. Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.” X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!” X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: A poll worker in Erie County, Pa., threw out over 100 ballots for Donald Trump. Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump’s Oct. 31 rally in Butler, Pa., drew over 57,000 people. Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the toddler shown in a photo clinging to a police officer was found wandering, alone and barefoot, looking for his mother amid protests in Philadelphia. Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2020 in a post on Instagram: Says someone tried to suppress votes by disguising trash cans as ballot boxes. Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2020 in a rally: “Joe Biden confirmed his plan to abolish the entire U.S. oil industry.” Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Pennsylvania rejected 372,000 mail-in ballots Bloggers stated on October 7, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Shredded Pennsylvania Mail in ballot Applications were discovered in a trailer. The applications were for @realDonaldTrump.” 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." Scott Perry stated on August 31, 2020 in an ad: Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police. 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. Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.” Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.” Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them."
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Viral image stated on July 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Donald Trump supporters protesting Joe Biden’s visit to Allentown, Pa. Bloggers stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The 2020 election results in Pennsylvania “show a statistically impossible pattern” and votes were manufactured for Joe Biden. Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate." Instagram posts stated on November 9, 2020 in a screenshot: “Joe Biden is no longer the President-elect according to RealClearPolitics.” Ted Cruz stated on November 5, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in Facebook: More poll workers caught filling out ballots in Delaware County Pennsylvania. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows a poll worker committing voter fraud in Delaware County, Pa. TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned. Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.” X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!” X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: A poll worker in Erie County, Pa., threw out over 100 ballots for Donald Trump. Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump’s Oct. 31 rally in Butler, Pa., drew over 57,000 people. Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the toddler shown in a photo clinging to a police officer was found wandering, alone and barefoot, looking for his mother amid protests in Philadelphia. Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2020 in a post on Instagram: Says someone tried to suppress votes by disguising trash cans as ballot boxes. Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2020 in a rally: “Joe Biden confirmed his plan to abolish the entire U.S. oil industry.” Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Pennsylvania rejected 372,000 mail-in ballots Bloggers stated on October 7, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Shredded Pennsylvania Mail in ballot Applications were discovered in a trailer. The applications were for @realDonaldTrump.” 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." Scott Perry stated on August 31, 2020 in an ad: Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police. 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. Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.” Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.” Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them."
Viral image stated on July 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Donald Trump supporters protesting Joe Biden’s visit to Allentown, Pa.
Bloggers stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The 2020 election results in Pennsylvania “show a statistically impossible pattern” and votes were manufactured for Joe Biden.
Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate."
Instagram posts stated on November 9, 2020 in a screenshot: “Joe Biden is no longer the President-elect according to RealClearPolitics.”
Ted Cruz stated on November 5, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.”
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in Facebook: More poll workers caught filling out ballots in Delaware County Pennsylvania.
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows a poll worker committing voter fraud in Delaware County, Pa.
TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.”
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned.
Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.”
Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.”
X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!”
X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: A poll worker in Erie County, Pa., threw out over 100 ballots for Donald Trump.
Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump’s Oct. 31 rally in Butler, Pa., drew over 57,000 people.
Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the toddler shown in a photo clinging to a police officer was found wandering, alone and barefoot, looking for his mother amid protests in Philadelphia.
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2020 in a post on Instagram: Says someone tried to suppress votes by disguising trash cans as ballot boxes.
Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2020 in a rally: “Joe Biden confirmed his plan to abolish the entire U.S. oil industry.”
Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
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.”
Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Pennsylvania rejected 372,000 mail-in ballots
Bloggers stated on October 7, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Shredded Pennsylvania Mail in ballot Applications were discovered in a trailer. The applications were for @realDonaldTrump.”
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."
Scott Perry stated on August 31, 2020 in an ad: Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police.
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.
Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.”
Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.”
Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.”
Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them."
