“John Fetterman's a self-described democratic socialist.”
Penn Progress
Super PAC. An ad. Claim dated 5 Apr 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The ad alludes to a 2020 NPR story that called Fetterman a self-described democratic socialist. That story contains a correction stating that that description was wrong.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Penn Progress (Super PAC) made this claim around 5 April 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 April 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
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- FactCheck.org: False“John Fetterman's a self-described democratic socialist.”
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