Past Presidential Fact-Checking Debates With These Reviews
Last night, we saw presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hold their first presidential debate. Back up your claims this morning with these fact sheets.
If you missed the debate last night, you can watch it in full here . If you can save an hour and a half, it’s probably worth checking it out for yourself, as the media coverage you watch can change your perception of the debate . After you’ve seen the debate for yourself, these factual summaries can help clarify the candidates’ claims:
- Political fact-check about 30 statements by Trump and Clinton.
- Political fact checked 33 statements of Trump and Clinton.
- FactCheck.org offered fact-checking on 18 applications from both candidates.
- CNN verified the facts of both candidates’ statements on 18 topics .
- The New York Times fact-checked 22 statements on 5 topics from both candidates.
- The Washington Post checked the facts of 23 statements from both candidates.
- NPR offers a fact-check debate transcript of 75 statements added live during the debate.
When interpreting how each candidate performed during a debate, it is important to obtain outside information to help validate their claims and make objective voting decisions .