People are dying of measles-related causes in Pennsylvania.
Posted by All In with Chris Hayes, Checked
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All In with Chris HayesSep 19, 2026
As of 2026-09-19, Pennsylvania health officials had confirmed multiple measles-associated deaths (the PA DOH reported four by September 15, and the fifth death was reported later), so the claim that people are dying of measles-related causes in Pennsylvania was true on that date.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… Thank you both so much. Thank you. All right, still to come, everybody. It is the worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades. Hey, but don't worry. The Trump administration says actually, nah, it's not really. That's next. Mm-hmm Folks are dying of measles related causes in Pennsylvania. It is now the deadliest outbreak in decades. There was just another report of a flesh eating parasite infestation of animals in the Southwest. And it seems everywhere you turn, our food supply is making us sick. …
All In with Chris Hayes · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed two additional measles-associated deaths on September 15, 2026, bringing its 2026 total to four, with both individuals unvaccinated.[2]
Supports. BBC reported on September 15, 2026 that a fourth person had died from measles-related complications in Pennsylvania, including an 18-year-old and a 40-year-old woman, with two infants also having died.[3]
Supports. Later reporting confirms five measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania by late October 2026, showing the deaths continued and the situation has since grown.[1][4]
Context. The extracted claim matches the passage's core assertion; the passage's 'Folks are dying' wording is a casual phrasing of the same present-state claim, with no widened scope or altered figure.
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2
- 1Pennsylvania records a fifth measles death as the nation ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2DOH Confirms Two Additional Measles-Associated Deaths - PA.GOVpa.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Pennsylvania officials report fourth measles-associated death in 'surge' of casesbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
Where this claim was made
Said in 1 published post
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