At a town hall event in the swing state of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump made several false and misleading claims, some of which we have repeatedly debunked before.
FactChecking Trump’s Scranton Town Hall
Locations: Pennsylvania
Committee to Defend the President
The former Stop Hillary PAC changed its name and mission to support President Donald Trump.
Photo Shows Woodstock, Not a Trump Rally
A photo of the 1969 Woodstock music festival is circulating on Facebook with the false claim that the picture shows the crowd at a recent rally held by President Donald Trump.
Clearing Up the Facts Behind Trump’s ‘Clean Coal’ Catchphrase
President Trump loves to extol “clean coal.” But an exceedingly small amount of coal is used in a way that most people would consider clean.
A Judge Hasn’t Invalidated PA Election Results
Q: Did a U.S. judge invalidate the results of Pennsylvania’s special election due to “wide-scale voter fraud”?
A: No. That’s a fictitious story first posted on a self-described satirical website.
Tax Cut Ads Preview Midterm Elections Ahead
The GOP tax plan is fodder for campaign ads from both sides in Pennsylvania’s special House election and races across the country.
NRCC’s Weak Case
In the March 13 special House election in Pennsylvania, a pair of Republican Party TV ads attack Democratic candidate Conor Lamb as a weak prosecutor who can’t be trusted. But the GOP’s evidence is flimsy and misleading.
FactChecking Trump on Coal Jobs
FactCheck.org Deputy Managing Editor Robert Farley discusses President Donald Trump’s misleading boast that the opening of a new coal mine in Pennsylvania is proof that his administration is “putting the miners back to work.”
A False Attack on Toomey
A Democratic ad falsely accused Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey’s bank of using a “controversial” loan tactic that forced 21 people out of their homes. In fact, only two of them lost houses, and there is no evidence that either home was a primary residence.
Cherry-Picking Toomey’s Votes
A liberal political action committee uses the old trick of cherry-picking votes, making it seem as if Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania chose to give tax breaks to “the super-rich and corporations” instead of funding education.