Jessica CalefatiWhat I DoI cover breaking news, investigate wrongdoing, and hold politicians accountable.(267) 275-7040Newer23OlderFact-checking impeachment trial claims by the Philly-area lawyers who played big rolesLawyers from the Philadelphia region played starring roles in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. We fact-checked some of the claims they made during the trial.Jessica Calefati Feb. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboardFact-checking a top Pa. Republican who said false election claims didn’t play ‘any role’ in the Capitol attackJessica Calefati Jan. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboardWealthy towns outside Pittsburgh were big for Biden. Can Democrats count on them again?Jessica Calefati and Andrew Seidman Dec. 14, 2020Link copied to clipboardTrump says Philly Democrats stole an election in the ’90s. Is that true? Jessica Calefati Nov. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboardVoters across Pennsylvania find themselves consumed with Election Day fear and anxietyJeff Gammage, Jessica Calefati, Kristen A. Graham, and Erin McCarthy Nov. 4, 2020Link copied to clipboardFact-checking Trump’s claim that Biden said he would ‘abolish the oil industry’ | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Oct. 27, 2020Link copied to clipboardNo, the boilermakers union didn’t endorse Joe Biden | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Oct. 20, 2020Link copied to clipboardWhat to know about Scott Perry, Trump’s election plot, and Section 3 of the 14th AmendmentJessica Calefati Jan. 31, 2021Link copied to clipboardConor Lamb isn’t sure he can work with ‘morally blind’ Republicans who tried to overturn the electionJessica Calefati Jan. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboardFact-checking false claims about Pennsylvania’s presidential election by Trump and his alliesJessica Calefati Dec. 7, 2020Link copied to clipboardU.S. Rep. Conor Lamb on Pennsylvania politics and the future of the Democratic PartyJessica Calefati Nov. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboardTrump warns of ‘violence on the street,’ Biden asks voters to send the president home as campaign ends in Pa.Andrew Seidman, Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Allison Steele, Jessica Calefati, and Julia Terruso Nov. 3, 2020Link copied to clipboardJoe Biden courts swing voters in Pa. with a closing message: ‘Choose hope over fear’Jessica Calefati and Laura McCrystal Oct. 24, 2020Link copied to clipboardEven seniors are abandoning Trump in Pa. Downplaying the pandemic was the last straw.Jessica Calefati Oct. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboardFact-checking Toomey’s claim that families with ‘six-figure incomes’ would get thousands from Biden relief plan | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Jan. 21, 2021Link copied to clipboardToomey claimed Wolf is ‘closing down businesses again.’ Is that true? | Fact-checkJessica Calefati Dec. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboardWill Eagles, Steelers players wear masks during games? They don’t have to.Jessica Calefati Nov. 24, 2020Link copied to clipboardThere’s a lot of noise around Pennsylvania’s election. These people are keeping their focus on counting votes.Jonathan Lai and Jessica Calefati Nov. 5, 2020Link copied to clipboardFact-checking a Trump campaign tweet that Pa. mail ballots arriving after Election Day won’t countJessica Calefati Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboardFact-checking Trump’s claim that Pa. ‘never opened’ after coronavirus closures | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Oct. 22, 2020Link copied to clipboardNewer23Older
Fact-checking impeachment trial claims by the Philly-area lawyers who played big rolesLawyers from the Philadelphia region played starring roles in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. We fact-checked some of the claims they made during the trial.Jessica Calefati Feb. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking impeachment trial claims by the Philly-area lawyers who played big rolesLawyers from the Philadelphia region played starring roles in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. We fact-checked some of the claims they made during the trial.Jessica Calefati Feb. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking a top Pa. Republican who said false election claims didn’t play ‘any role’ in the Capitol attackJessica Calefati Jan. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking a top Pa. Republican who said false election claims didn’t play ‘any role’ in the Capitol attackJessica Calefati Jan. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Wealthy towns outside Pittsburgh were big for Biden. Can Democrats count on them again?Jessica Calefati and Andrew Seidman Dec. 14, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Wealthy towns outside Pittsburgh were big for Biden. Can Democrats count on them again?Jessica Calefati and Andrew Seidman Dec. 14, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Trump says Philly Democrats stole an election in the ’90s. Is that true? Jessica Calefati Nov. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Trump says Philly Democrats stole an election in the ’90s. Is that true? Jessica Calefati Nov. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Voters across Pennsylvania find themselves consumed with Election Day fear and anxietyJeff Gammage, Jessica Calefati, Kristen A. Graham, and Erin McCarthy Nov. 4, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Voters across Pennsylvania find themselves consumed with Election Day fear and anxietyJeff Gammage, Jessica Calefati, Kristen A. Graham, and Erin McCarthy Nov. 4, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Biden said he would ‘abolish the oil industry’ | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Oct. 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Biden said he would ‘abolish the oil industry’ | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Oct. 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
No, the boilermakers union didn’t endorse Joe Biden | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Oct. 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
No, the boilermakers union didn’t endorse Joe Biden | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Oct. 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
What to know about Scott Perry, Trump’s election plot, and Section 3 of the 14th AmendmentJessica Calefati Jan. 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
What to know about Scott Perry, Trump’s election plot, and Section 3 of the 14th AmendmentJessica Calefati Jan. 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Conor Lamb isn’t sure he can work with ‘morally blind’ Republicans who tried to overturn the electionJessica Calefati Jan. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Conor Lamb isn’t sure he can work with ‘morally blind’ Republicans who tried to overturn the electionJessica Calefati Jan. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking false claims about Pennsylvania’s presidential election by Trump and his alliesJessica Calefati Dec. 7, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking false claims about Pennsylvania’s presidential election by Trump and his alliesJessica Calefati Dec. 7, 2020Link copied to clipboard
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb on Pennsylvania politics and the future of the Democratic PartyJessica Calefati Nov. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb on Pennsylvania politics and the future of the Democratic PartyJessica Calefati Nov. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Trump warns of ‘violence on the street,’ Biden asks voters to send the president home as campaign ends in Pa.Andrew Seidman, Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Allison Steele, Jessica Calefati, and Julia Terruso Nov. 3, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Trump warns of ‘violence on the street,’ Biden asks voters to send the president home as campaign ends in Pa.Andrew Seidman, Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Allison Steele, Jessica Calefati, and Julia Terruso Nov. 3, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Joe Biden courts swing voters in Pa. with a closing message: ‘Choose hope over fear’Jessica Calefati and Laura McCrystal Oct. 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Joe Biden courts swing voters in Pa. with a closing message: ‘Choose hope over fear’Jessica Calefati and Laura McCrystal Oct. 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Even seniors are abandoning Trump in Pa. Downplaying the pandemic was the last straw.Jessica Calefati Oct. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Even seniors are abandoning Trump in Pa. Downplaying the pandemic was the last straw.Jessica Calefati Oct. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking Toomey’s claim that families with ‘six-figure incomes’ would get thousands from Biden relief plan | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Jan. 21, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking Toomey’s claim that families with ‘six-figure incomes’ would get thousands from Biden relief plan | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Jan. 21, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Toomey claimed Wolf is ‘closing down businesses again.’ Is that true? | Fact-checkJessica Calefati Dec. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Toomey claimed Wolf is ‘closing down businesses again.’ Is that true? | Fact-checkJessica Calefati Dec. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Will Eagles, Steelers players wear masks during games? They don’t have to.Jessica Calefati Nov. 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Will Eagles, Steelers players wear masks during games? They don’t have to.Jessica Calefati Nov. 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
There’s a lot of noise around Pennsylvania’s election. These people are keeping their focus on counting votes.Jonathan Lai and Jessica Calefati Nov. 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard
There’s a lot of noise around Pennsylvania’s election. These people are keeping their focus on counting votes.Jonathan Lai and Jessica Calefati Nov. 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking a Trump campaign tweet that Pa. mail ballots arriving after Election Day won’t countJessica Calefati Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking a Trump campaign tweet that Pa. mail ballots arriving after Election Day won’t countJessica Calefati Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Pa. ‘never opened’ after coronavirus closures | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Oct. 22, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Pa. ‘never opened’ after coronavirus closures | PolitiFactJessica Calefati Oct. 22, 2020Link copied to clipboard