A narrowed field of 10 Democratic candidates debated health care, immigration and gun control, but not all of their claims squared with the facts.
FactChecking the September Democratic Debate
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Trump’s Steel Industry Claims
The tariffs on steel imports benefited domestic steelmakers, but the president exaggerates the changes for the industry.
The Epstein Connections Fueling Conspiracy Theories
Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to former President Bill Clinton and to President Donald Trump have provided the basis for unfounded conspiracy theories about Epstein’s death.
FactChecking July’s Round Two Debate
Several of the factual distortions concerned what the candidates had to say about one another.
FactChecking the Second Democratic Debate
The first of the back-to-back Democratic debates in July included spin from the candidates on gun violence, Republican tax cuts, climate change, manufacturing jobs and more.
Trump’s Numbers July 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
FactChecking the First 2020 Democratic Debate
We found some factual distortions in the first debate round of the two-night affair.
Trump’s Numbers, April 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
FactChecking Trump’s El Paso Rally
The president’s falsehoods on El Paso crime continued, and he misled the crowd on the trade deficit and South Korea’s contribution to U.S. military costs.
FactChecking the State of the Union
The president strayed from the facts, mainly on immigration and the economy.