In another feisty affair, the Democrats traded barbs over contested quotes, crime and Castro. We referee some of the rhetoric.
FactChecking the South Carolina Debate
Issues: stop-and-frisk
Video: The Ninth Democratic Debate
We examine four claims from the Feb. 19 Democratic debate in this video.
FactChecking the Las Vegas Democratic Debate
Six candidates — including debate newcomer Mike Bloomberg — squared off three days before the Nevada caucuses.
Bloomberg Misleads on Stop-And-Frisk
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg misleadingly stated that he “cut” the police practice of stop-and-frisk — a policy that he “inherited” — by “95%” by the time he left office as mayor of New York. There were nearly twice as many stops in his last year as mayor compared with the year before he took office.
Video: FactChecking Round Two of July Debate
This video covers some of the claims the candidates made on July 31 during round two of the second Democratic debate in Detroit.
Is Stop-and-Frisk Unconstitutional?
Q: Was the police technique of “stop-and-frisk” found unconstitutional?
A: The practice is not unconstitutional, but a judge ruled in 2013 that New York City’s stop-and-frisk program was carried out in a manner that violated the U.S. Constitution.