Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Las Vegas
The Democrats seeking to succeed Barack Obama went at it Tuesday in Las Vegas.
PolitiFact reviews their factual claims.
The Democrats seeking to succeed Barack Obama went at it Tuesday in Las Vegas.
PolitiFact reviews their factual claims.
The Democratic contenders for the White House introduce themselves to voters in a mostly friendly debate on CNN.
The Democratics take the debate stage Oct. 13, 2015. Here's how Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and the gang have done so far on the Truth-O-Meter.
FOLLOW OUR LIVE FACT-CHECKING OF THE FIRST DEBATE STARTING AT 8:30 P.M.
The first official debate of the 2016 Democratic race for president airs in prime-time Tuesday night from Las Vegas.
The debate, which airs live at 9 p.m. on CNN, features frontrunner Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Lincoln Chafee, Martin O'Malley and Jim Webb.
PolitiFact will live Tweet during the debates and share fact-checks we’ve done of the candidates’ past statements. Check them a sampling below.
A testy exchange between a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus and a moderate Republican demonstrates the fractures in the GOP, which has yet to agree on a new House speaker. And Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Shultz claims that under George W. Bush, "we were losing 750,000 jobs."
The talk Sunday was about the race for speaker. We have you covered.
Everywhere Donald Trump goes, people anxiously await his next soundbite.
And he rarely disappoints.
Trump travels to Atlanta on Saturday to host a noon rally at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross. His visit comes after having his invite to a Red State meeting here in August rescinded because of a comment he made about a female debate moderator.
Sometimes, his political enemies have tried to use his words against him. For instance, someone tweeted that Trump campaign hats with his "Make America Great Again" slogan were actually made in China.
PolitiFact investigated and rated that attack Pants on Fire(see below).
The Donald’s been taking a ride on the Truth-O-Meter long before he announced for the 2016 presidential race.
To date, he’s had 52 statements rated by fact-checkers at PolitiFact.
Five were rated Mostly True, 8 Half True, 6 Mostly False 24 False and 9 Pants on Fire.
He’s yet to earn a True rating.
Read them all at: http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/.
We’ve included a few summaries below.
In a radio inteview, Dan Patrick put specific numbers behind his point that most Americans are law-abiding.
A reader wondered about Patrick's claim. Our verdict: Pants on Fire!
Every Friday, PunditFact gives you the first look at guests on the Sunday news shows. On Sunday, we see if what they said is true. You can read how they fared here or weekly in the Daily Beast.
Everywhere Donald Trump goes, people anxiously await his next soundbite.
And he rarely disappoints.
Trump travels to Atlanta on Saturday to host a noon rally at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross. His visit comes after having his invite to a Red State meeting here in August rescinded because of a comment he made about a female debate moderator.
Sometimes, his political enemies have tried to use his words against him. For instance, someone tweeted that Trump campaign hats with his "Make America Great Again" slogan were actually made in China.
PolitiFact investigated and rated that attack Pants on Fire (Click headline to see more.)
We summarize a few of our recent fact-checks about guns.
• Experts: Values can trump data in gun debate
• In Context: What Kevin McCarthy said about Hillary Clinton and Benghazi
We asked experts whether data convinces people when thinking about gun control and gun rights.