Fact Check Last Night’s Presidential Debate With These Reviews
Last night, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump clashed in the second of three debates ahead of elections this November. Check each statement today with these fact-checking reviews.
If you haven’t had a chance to watch the debate yet, you can watch it in full here . As we said earlier, the media coverage you follow can have a profound impact on how you evaluate the outcome of a debate , so review it before reading further. Once you’ve seen the debate, these factual summaries can help clarify candidates’ claims:
- Politically proven facts 29 statements from both candidates.
- Polittifact verified the facts of 29 statements from both candidates.
- FactCheck.org offered fact-checking on 37 applications and topics from both candidates.
- CNN verified the facts of both candidates’ statements on 11 different topics .
- The New York Times checked 27 of both candidates’ statements .
- The Washington Post verified the facts of 25 of both candidates’ statements .
- ABC News verified the facts of 16 statements from both candidates.
- NPR offers a full debate transcript, fact- checking 78 statements from both candidates throughout the text.
Another presidential debate will take place on October 19. However, in many states, the deadline for registration to vote is earlier. Perhaps tomorrow, October 11th. If you haven’t registered to vote yet and are planning to do so, check out our guide on how to register and vote early .