“When the government ensured that the Little Sisters of the Poor wouldn’t have to violate their religious beliefs, my opponent @JoshShapiroPA sued them and forced them to go to the Supreme Court. He lost and proved that he’s too extreme for Pennsylvania.”
Doug Mastriano
GOP candidate for governor. tweet. Claim dated 15 Jun 2022.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
The nuns sued to join a case that was aimed at the federal government; Shapiro did not sue the nuns. Mastriano is falsely claiming otherwise.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Doug Mastriano (GOP candidate for governor) made this claim around 15 June 2022. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 July 2022, 34 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.
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