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The 2020 FactCheck Awards
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FactChecking the Final 2020 Presidential Debate
The candidates repeated talking points from the stump and added some new twists on the facts.
Trump on the Stump
We identified 46 false and misleading claims Trump made in six stump speeches from Oct. 12 to Oct. 16.
Biden on the Stump
We fact-check nine claims made by the Democratic presidential nominee in recent campaign speeches.
Trump’s Numbers, Preelection Update
What the statistics tell us about the president’s time in office.
FactChecking the Vice Presidential Debate
The candidates disagreed on the facts regarding the coronavirus, jobs, taxes and more.
FactChecking the First Trump-Biden Debate
In a chaotic debate with plenty of crosstalk, there was also plenty to fact-check.
Final Night of the Republican Convention
President Donald Trump accepted his party’s nomination in a speech filled with familiar falsehoods.
Republican Convention Night 3
The vice president accepted his party’s nomination and then delivered a speech filled with false and misleading claims..
Republican Convention Night 2
The fact-checking fodder included claims about the economy, the Democratic nominee and the president’s actions.