Last night Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2016 season.
Several progressive news media outlets managed to do live fact-checking of both candidates. You can’t miss what the results were.
NPR posted a comprehensive live fact checking analysis along with a running transcript of the entire debate. You can view it here.
Think Progress posted several stories discussing Donald Trump’s sometimes outrageous claims, including:
Trump suggested crime went up in Chicago under Obama. That’s not true.
Trump denies he claimed climate change is a Chinese hoax. He’s lying.
Trump can’t stop lying about his support for the Iraq War
Trump’s big lie about his tax returns
Politifact also posted a running live -fact-checking blog, which is a quick read in simplified format.
Bloomberg Politics live tweeted during the debate, which included additional information, clips, and live fact-checking. Here are some of the highlights:
An essential Donald Trump reading list https://t.co/s6XUyvkZP7 pic.twitter.com/EISNoGsZCv
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump clash on their strategies to fight ISIS https://t.co/8N3n3d0P4v #debates pic.twitter.com/6mSaz6tOTQ
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) September 27, 2016
Fact Check: Clinton has at times praised TPP, which she now opposes https://t.co/zr5maUSkpZ #debates pic.twitter.com/IFW8VB0diV
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) September 27, 2016
Fact Check: Trump, Clinton spar over who supported Iraq war https://t.co/FXHD2mVMoL #debates pic.twitter.com/nhsmoEd5A6
— Bloomberg (@business) September 27, 2016
Here’s what’s happened in the first half of the debate https://t.co/gbUk9uxQte #debatenight pic.twitter.com/zmx1ZThKyY
— Bloomberg (@business) September 27, 2016
Fact Check: Trump Job Creation Plan Would Set Record If Achieved https://t.co/x3BV9rRPcs pic.twitter.com/hPoY09pvq4
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) September 27, 2016
Fact Check: Trump has a history of questioning climate change https://t.co/ofnl5zFCkR #debates pic.twitter.com/hFbrnAlam5
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) September 27, 2016
The Guardian posted their own fact-checking analysis, as did the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
Meanwhile, Green Party candidate Jill Stein was escorted from the debate premises. Third party candidates are not allowed to debate in the presidential debates unless they reach a polling percentage of 15%.
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