With CNN’s moderators pledging not to fact-check the presidential debate in real time, Joe Biden and Donald Trump were left to counter each others’ false and misleading statements. Often, they didn’t.
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FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking Highlights from the Biden-Trump Debate
As we’ve written, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump got more than a few things wrong at the first presidential debate. Here we provide a fact-checking video of some debate highlights, which include Trump’s remarks o
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking the Biden-Trump CNN Debate
Both candidates made numerous false or misleading statements.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Biden-Trump Debate
Summary The much-anticipated first debate of 2024 between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump featured a relentless barrage of false and misleading statements from the two candidates on immigration, the economy, abortion, taxes an
PolitiFact→ X posts – CNN knocks down rumor of longer TV delay at Biden-Trump debate
“CNN will implement a 1-2 minute delay for tonight’s presidential debate instead of the standard 7-second delay, potentially allowing time to edit parts of the broadcast.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Biden-Trump debate: A look at the false claims made
The Associated Press examines false and misleading statements made by Donald Trump and Joe Biden as they prepare to face off in the Election 2024 presidential debate.
The Dispatch→ Why You Should Watch the Biden-Trump Debate … On Mute
Brace yourselves. Neither side is about to do well.
The Dispatch→ Polls Show Biden-Trump Race Narrowing
With plenty of time left on the clock, could third-party candidates play spoiler?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – New evidence of fraud in Biden-Trump election? No, that debunked claim is from a 2020 video
A lawyer for former President Donald Trump released new proof of 2020 election fraud.
Snopes→ World Reacts with Surprise, Worry to 1st Biden-Trump Debate
Many across the world looked on largely aghast as the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden devolved into a verbal slugfest short on substance but heavy with implications for America’s international image.
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Claims Proliferate on Hurricanes and Weather Modification
SciCheck Digest Experts say people cannot create or meaningfully alter hurricanes through existing weather modification techniques. That has not stopped a deluge of social media posts baselessly claiming or implying that Hurricanes Helene and Milto
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Vice Presidential Debate
Summary Despite a mostly civil debate between Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the two disagreed repeatedly not just on policy, but also on the facts. We referee some of those competing claims, and other factual missteps by the vice presi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Explosives Were Found At Trump Rally In Long Island, New York
Were explosive devices discovered at the site of a Donald Trump campaign event on September 18, 2024, on Long Island, New York? No, that's not true: Law enforcement denied the rumor. The police statement said that a person "training a bom
Health Feedback→ Higher COVID-19 death toll under Biden than Trump reflects longer presidential term spent managing the COVID-19 pandemic
REVIEW The U.S. faced a change in leadership amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic when Joe Biden succeeded Donald Trump as president on 20 January 2021. This transition prompted comparisons about how well each administration managed the pandemic. One
FactCheck.org→ America PAC
Political leanings: Pro-Donald Trump 2022 total spending: N/A The pro-Donald Trump America PAC is a super PAC that was created in May and is being backed by Elon Musk, who co-founded Tesla and SpaceX and owns the X social media platform. Musk
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking the Harris-Trump Debate
The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump generated a lot of work for fact-checkers. In this video, we complied some highlights from the Sept. 10 debate. The video, produced by FactCh
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Harris-Trump Debate
Summary The highly anticipated debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was a combative event in which facts were repeatedly trampled and distorted. In a lengthy exchange on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image After Assassination Attempt Does NOT Show Six Fingers On Trump’s Raised Fist — Trolling Edit
Did someone finally notice that Trump's raised fist has six fingers in the famous image from the aftermath of the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt -- indicating the image is a fake generated by AI? No, that's not true: This ima
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Live Stream Butler, Pennsylvania, Rally — But It Was Covered On TV
Did CNN live stream the July 13, 2024, Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when they have never live-streamed any of Trump's other political rallies? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for CNN told Lead Stories that there was not an int
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clickbait Thumbnail Images Boost False YouTube Conspiracies About Trump Shooter
Did a Jewish family hire Thomas Matthew Crooks to shoot former President Donald Trump? Or was Crooks trained to shoot by the CEO of BlackRock Security or by a rabbi? Has footage been leaked showing Crooks and the BlackRock CEO together ca
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts the Facts in Attacks on Harris
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. At a campaign rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, former President Donald Trump rattled off several criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris, his presumptive opponent in the presidenti
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Vice President Kamala Harris
In about 48 hours, Vice President Kamala Harris went from No. 2 on the Democratic presidential ticket to the presumptive presidential nominee, after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her. Here, we fact-check some of Harris’
FactCheck.org→ Final Night of the GOP Convention
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary For the first half hour of former President Donald Trump’s speech, when he discussed the attempt to assassinate him in Pennsylvania on July 13 and the need for unit
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Cite Misleading Economic Data to Compare Biden, Trump Presidencies
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A chart widely shared on social media comparing macroeconomic indicators purports to show the country fared better under former President Donald Trump than P
FactCheck.org→ Night 3 of the Republican National Convention
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary Former President Donald Trump’s newly selected running mate, JD Vance, accepted the Republican Party’s vice presidential nomination on the convention’s
FactCheck.org→ Republican National Convention, Opening Night
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary On the first night of the 2024 Republican National Convention, some speakers offered false and misleading assessments of employment, tax cuts, inflation and more. Rep
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sam Hyde NOT Identified As The Man Who Shot At Donald Trump
Was comedian Sam Hyde identified as the man who shot at Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The comedian is routinely blamed for being the perpetrator of shootings or other violent incidents as part of a bi
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Post-Debate TV Interview
In his first televised interview since his admittedly “bad” presidential debate, President Joe Biden made a few exaggerated and misleading statements. Here’s what Biden said in his 22-minute, prime-time interview with ABC News’ Geo
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Rival Debate
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary Excluded from the CNN presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on June 27, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Fall Asleep During Debate On June 27, 2024
Did President Joe Biden "literally" fall asleep during the first 2024 presidential debate with his opponent former President Donald Trump on June 27? No, that's not true: No candidate fell asleep, as a recording of the event confirms. A s
AllSides→ Biden Gets 2021 Inflation Rate Wrong, Trump Bizarrely Riffs About Hot Dogs, Hannibal Lecter And Sinatra
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/05/14/biden-trump-gaffe-tracker-biden-gets-2021-inflation-rate-wrong-trump-bizarrely-riffs-about-hot-dogs-hannibal-lecter-and-sinatra/?sh=2aa6cab54b3a
FactCheck.org→ Biden Mangles Statistic About Hispanic Students
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. According to the Department of Education, about 28% of U.S. students are Hispanic. According to Census Bureau data, about 15% of U.S. students speak Spanish at home. And about 21% o
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unfounded Claim About Swift and Kelce’s Post-Election Plans
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Neither Taylor Swift nor Travis Kelce has endorsed a candidate in the 2024 presidential race as of Feb. 16. But social media posts are making the unfounded claim that the pa
FactCheck.org→ Online Posts Share Altered Photo of Taylor Swift With Bogus Political Sign
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Taylor Swift has previously endorsed political candidates, including Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Online posts, however, share an altered photo of Swift that purports
FactCheck.org→ Pass the Torch USA
Political leanings: Democratic/Pro-Dean Phillips 2022 total spending: N/A Pass the Torch USA was created in November to promote the presidential campaign of Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota. Phillips announced in late October that he would cha
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Looming Government Shutdown
The federal government is heading to a shutdown, if Congress doesn’t pass funding legislation by the time the clock strikes midnight on Sept. 30. We’ll explain what that means and what government services could be affected. What is a g
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Defense Lawyer Spins the Facts
John Lauro, one of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers, went on five Sunday talk shows to present a counternarrative to a federal indictment that accuses Trump of engaging in a criminal conspiracy to remain in office despite losing to Joe Bi
FactCheck.org→ Trump Appointed Weiss with Democrats’ Blessing
Democrats’ response to Republican claims that Hunter Biden got a “sweetheart deal” has been to note that former President Donald Trump appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss – the prosecutor who allowed Biden to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax ch
The Dispatch→ The Biggest Loser
A Biden-Trump rematch in 2024 would get ugly.
The Dispatch→ Our No-Win Scenario
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden at the first 2020 presidential debate. (Photo by Jim Watson, Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)There’s still time to avoid a Biden-Trump rematch, but it would require party leaders to lead.Continue r