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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Aaron Sharockman
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Aaron Sharockman
Executive Director
September 26, 2016

We’ve fact-checked Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton more than 400 times combined since they announced their candidacies for president. See their records on PolitiFact’s Truth-O-Meter below.

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