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PolitiFact's annotated vice presidential debate

National

Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence, right and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine debate during the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

By Katherine Burns October 5, 2016

By Joseph Cariz October 5, 2016

Allison Graves

By Allison Graves October 5, 2016

By Rachel Tiede October 5, 2016

PolitiFact's writers annotated the transcript of the vice presidential debate on Medium. Read the transcript of the debate with our analysis and fact-checks by clicking here.

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stated on September 12, 2016 in a radio ad:

"The head of the IRS ordered 24,000 emails erased before Congress could review them, making sure the American people will never know the real truth."

false

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Social Media
stated on February 26, 2025 in social media posts:

“DOGE stopped an annual payment to Barack Obama for $2.6 million for ‘royalties associated with Obamacare.’”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 5, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2025 in a March 4 speech to Congress:

"All armed services are having among the best recruiting results ever,” and “it was just a few months ago where the results were exactly the opposite.”

By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2025 in an address to a joint session of Congress:

The Trump administration identified $1.9 billion in federal dollars going to a “decarbonization of homes” group Stacey Abrams “headed up.”

By Madison Czopek • March 5, 2025
X posts
stated on March 4, 2025 in X posts:

President Donald Trump posted on X that “If the Dow drops 1,000 points in two days the President should be impeached immediately.”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 5, 2025
Social Media
stated on February 15, 2025 in social media posts:

Elon Musk posted on X that billionaires are “tired of subsidizing” public services.

By Claire Cranford • March 4, 2025
Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview:

“After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”

By D.L. Davis • March 3, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on February 22, 2025 in Facebook posts:

“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”

By Loreben Tuquero • February 28, 2025
Threads posts
stated on February 25, 2025 in a Threads post:

“The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images.

By Jeff Cercone • February 28, 2025
Social Media
stated on February 24, 2025 in a post:

Maine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from all paychecks and no taxes will be paid to the federal government.”

By Sara Swann • February 28, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post:

A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.”

By Loreben Tuquero • February 28, 2025