The candidates repeated talking points from the stump and added some new twists on the facts.
FactChecking the Final 2020 Presidential Debate
Stories by D'Angelo Gore
Staff Writer, FactCheck.org
Trump on the Stump
We identified 46 false and misleading claims Trump made in six stump speeches from Oct. 12 to Oct. 16.
Biden on the Stump
We fact-check nine claims made by the Democratic presidential nominee in recent campaign speeches.
Deceptive Trump Ad Attacks Biden on Guns
A Trump campaign ad uses an out-of-context video clip to claim Joe Biden confirmed he will come for the guns of Americans if he’s elected president. In the unedited video, Biden was talking about his opposition to so-called “assault weapons” — not all firearms.
FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
At a televised town hall in Philadelphia, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made false and misleading claims on COVID-19, health insurance and the 1994 crime bill.
Biden Misquotes Trump on Gold Star Families
On the subject of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden misquoted Trump as saying, “I probably got it from Blue Star parents.” That’s not what Trump said.
Biden Bungles Clemency, Race Statistics
During an NBC News town hall, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden botched statistics about clemencies during the Obama administration and the size of the Black population in Delaware.
Timeline of Trump’s COVID-19 Comments
A timeline of the president’s comments on COVID-19 and his administration’s handling of it.
FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims
On Sept. 26 and 27, President Donald Trump spoke for about two hours and 15 minutes in five appearances. We’ve compiled many of the president’s false and misleading claims from those remarks.
Trump Campaign Takes Biden’s ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ Remarks Out of Context
President Trump’s reelection campaign claims a video it posted on social media shows Joe Biden botching the Pledge of Allegiance. But Biden’s words were taken out of context. He wasn’t trying to recite the full pledge, as the post could lead some to believe.