We are checking the accuracy of claims made by the presidential candidates in their daily stump speeches. First up: Trump.
Trump on the Stump
Video: FactChecking the First Debate
Several claims from the first presidential debate are highlighted in this video from FlackCheck.org, our sister site for political literacy.
FactChecking the First Debate
Trump, Clinton distort facts on jobs, taxes, trade and the Middle East.
Follow the Debate with FactCheck.org
Here’s how viewers can get the facts when the candidates make false and misleading statements.
Pre-Debate Patterns of Deception
Ahead of the first presidential debate, FlackCheck.org explores some patterns of deception that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have used on the campaign trail.
Sept. 24: Zika, Poverty, David Duke
Video: Clinton on Russia’s Nuclear Arms
This week, CNN’s Jake Tapper examines an exaggerated claim that Hillary Clinton made in a TV ad about “cutting Russia’s nuclear arms” through a treaty signed when she was secretary of state.
Groundhog Friday
Yes, there were repeated debunked claims yet again in the presidential campaign this week. We summarize our fact-checking of these familiar talking points in our “Groundhog Friday” feature.
Pence’s Obsolete Poverty Point
Old talking points die hard. Mike Pence is still claiming that the number of people living in poverty has gone up by 7 million under President Obama, nearly a week after the news came out that 3.5 million escaped poverty last year alone.
Does Zika Cause Blindness?
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid claimed that Zika “affects everyone” — not just pregnant women and their babies — because recent research found that it “causes people to go blind.” That’s false.