In his third campaign for the nation’s top office, former President Donald Trump’s closing messages have run the gamut, touching on the economy, immigration, the military, crime, taxes and more. In lengthy speeches, he rattles off a stream of claims. We reviewed Trump’s remarks from Oct. 18 through Oct. 22.
Both presidential candidates appeared on Fox News on Oct. 16 — former President Donald Trump in a town hall with women voters in Georgia and Vice President Kamala Harris in an interview with Bret Baier. We fact-checked their remarks.
Update, Oct. 18: Vice President Kamala Harris expanded on her position on gender-affirming care for prisoners during an Oct. 16 Fox News interview, following a question prompted by a Trump television ad on the topic. “I will follow the law, and it’s a law that Donald Trump actually followed,” Harris said, likely referring to legal requirements that the government provide medical care to prisoners, including necessary gender-affirming care. “You’re probably familiar with —
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is “a person who transitioned” and “was a good male boxer.” Khelif was born a woman and has lived as a woman, participating in women’s boxing events for years. Many social media posts made similar claims.
We fact-checked the first night’s speeches, which mainly focused on economic issues.
Both Easter and the Transgender Day of Visibility happened to fall on March 31 this year. President Joe Biden recognized both occasions, as he has done every year in office. But some social media posts and conservative politicians characterized his acknowledgement of Transgender Day of Visibility as “mocking” Easter and declaring “war” on Christianity.
The two presidential contenders had the stage to themselves just days before the Iowa caucuses.
Lia Thomas, who received widespread attention as a transgender member of the women’s swimming team at the University of Pennsylvania, has graduated from college and is no longer on the school team. But claims about her persist online, including one recent falsehood, which originated on a satirical site, claiming that she joined a men’s team.
We referee several disputes between the candidates.
There were some new clashes, and plenty of claims we’ve heard before, as seven Republican candidates faced off in California.