Debates Scorecard true 0% 14 Checks mostly-true 0% 17 Checks Half True 0% 14 Checks mostly-false 0% 20 Checks false 0% 25 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 12 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Debates Instagram posts stated on September 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Former President Donald Trump admitted during the Sept. 10 presidential debate that he “blew up the Nord Stream pipeline.” By Loreben Tuquero • September 13, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 9, 2024 in Instagram posts: A Haitian woman was arrested in Springfield, Ohio, for eating a cat. September 12, 2024 Social Media stated on September 10, 2024 in social media posts: Vice President Kamala Harris wore NOVA H1 audio earrings in the Sept. 10, 2024, presidential debate. By Loreben Tuquero • September 11, 2024 TikTok posts stated on June 28, 2024 in a video: CNN's David Chalian referred to Michelle Obama as "Big Mike" on air during presidential debate coverage. By Mia Penner • June 28, 2024 Vivek Ramaswamy stated on September 27, 2023 in a Republican presidential primary debate.: Being transgender is a "mental health disorder." By Grace Abels • September 28, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” April 30, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Anyone remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate: ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” By Bill McCarthy • April 30, 2021 Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: During the debate, Kamala Harris said, “that’s a great segway to the next question,” suggesting she knew the next question. October 12, 2020 Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: The Commission on Presidential Debates wrote a letter after the 2016 presidential debates apologizing to Donald Trump. By Samantha Putterman • October 9, 2020 Mike Pence stated on October 7, 2020 in a debate: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support abortion “up to the moment of birth.” By Miriam Valverde • October 9, 2020 TikTok posts stated on October 1, 2020 in a video: Says Joe Biden’s website shows that he supports the Green New Deal, despite denials in debate. By Hayat Norimine • October 8, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said 14,000 people died from H1N1. “Fact checking it is 574,000.” October 7, 2020 Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first 2020 presidential debate: Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.” By Bill McCarthy • October 1, 2020 Brit Hume stated on September 29, 2020 in a Fox News interview: “I don’t think there’s any doubt (Joe) Biden’s senile.” By Miriam Valverde • October 1, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a video: Says Joe Biden was “wearing a wire” during the first presidential debate. By Daniel Funke • September 30, 2020 Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in First presidential debate: "You said you went to Delaware State but you forgot the name of your college." September 30, 2020 Todd Starnes stated on September 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Word on the street is that Joe Biden got tonight’s debate questions in advance.” By Jon Greenberg • September 30, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden has a medical device implanted in his skull so he can hear someone give him answers to questions. By Miriam Valverde • September 30, 2020 Michael Bloomberg stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweeted video: Video shows Democratic presidential candidates speechless for 20 seconds when discussing whether any of them started a business. By Daniel Funke • February 20, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: "CNN reports DemDebate had 2.3 million viewers. Trump rally had 6.7 million last night!" 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