PolitiFact | Live fact-checking the second Trump, Clinton presidential debate

The Poynter Institute

Stand up for the facts!

Misinformation isn't going away just because it's a new year. Support trusted, factual information with a tax deductible contribution to PolitiFact.

I would like to contribute

Live fact-checking the second Trump, Clinton presidential debate

National

Joshua Gillin

By Joshua Gillin October 9, 2016

Aaron Sharockman

By Aaron Sharockman October 9, 2016

The staff of PolitiFact will be live fact-checking the second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Live coverage starts at 9 p.m. ET from St. Louis.

Ahead of the debate, you can compare Clinton and Trump's records on PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter here.

Live fact-checking the second presidential debate

Listed in tweets.

Read About Our Process

The Principles of the Truth-O-Meter

FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on November 6, 2017 a headline:

"Supreme Court issues its first bench warrant ever."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on November 7, 2017 an Internet post:

Says the University of Florida "requests to cancel rivalry game" against Florida State University.

pants-fire

pants-fire

YourNewsWire.com

stated on November 5, 2017 an Internet post:

"Texas Church shooter was Antifa and wanted to start (a) ‘communist revolution.’ "

pants-fire

pants-fire

Sebastian Gorka

stated on November 1, 2017 an appearance on 'Hannity':

Says Jake Tapper said Allahu Akbar was a "beautiful phrase" after a terrorist attack in New York.

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on October 6, 2017 Internet posts:

"California Democrat Maxine Waters charged on 3 counts."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on October 29, 2017 Internet posts:

Says actor Morgan Freeman said, "Jailing Hillary" is the best way to "restore public faith in government."

pants-fire

pants-fire

FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on October 28, 2017 a headline:

"Hillary Clinton leaves the country as Mueller indictment is announced."

pants-fire

pants-fire

FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on October 27, 2017 a headline:

"Breitbart leaks names of four Dems being charged in Mueller’s Russia probe."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on October 4, 2017 a Facebook post:

"People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on October 23, 2017 a headline:

"Tulsa school closes after brutal fire."

pants-fire

pants-fire

AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 16, 2017 a headline:

"Hillary (Clinton) caught on tape laughing about (Hurricane) Irma ‘wiping out all of those Florida hillbillies’."

pants-fire

pants-fire

AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 15, 2017 a headline:

"San Juan city council votes unanimously to impeach Trump-hating mayor."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on October 9, 2017 Internet posts:

A viral image shows LeBron James wearing a T-shirt that reads, "We march, y’all mad. We sit down, y’all mad. We speak up, y’all mad. We die, y’all silent."

false

false

stated on October 9, 2017 a headline:

"President Trump signs executive order stripping NFL of ‘non-profit’ status."

pants-fire

pants-fire

AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 8, 2017 a headline:

"Jason Aldean gig canceled after he sells out to liberals on ‘SNL’."

pants-fire

pants-fire

Kirk Cox
stated on January 13, 2021 in a speech.:

Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Warren Fiske • January 20, 2021
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet:

“Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”

By Eric Litke • January 20, 2021
L. Lin Wood
stated on January 18, 2021 in an interview with the Patriotically Correct Radio Show:

"China was behind the interference and the effort to overthrow our government and the election, election fraud."

By Daniel Funke • January 19, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous because 23 people died in Norway "within hours” of receiving it.

By Monique Curet • January 19, 2021
Donald Trump
stated on October 14, 2020 in a campaign speech:

Says Joe Biden has plans to ban animal agriculture and gas-powered cars.

By Julia Shanahan • January 18, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 17, 2021 in a video:

“Barack Obama was arrested.”

By Daniel Funke • January 18, 2021
Hogan Gidley
stated on January 17, 2021 in a Fox News interview:

President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.”

By Bill McCarthy • January 18, 2021
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on January 17, 2021 in a tweeted video:

A video shows Joe Biden lost and confused on stage.

By Daniel Funke • January 18, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“CNN-NPR photojournalist Jade Sacker was embedded with antifa leader" during the U.S. Capitol attack.

By Tom Kertscher • January 18, 2021
Bloggers
stated on January 13, 2021 in a story:

Says Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps., refused Nancy Pelosi’s request to use the Marines for inauguration security, telling her “we don’t work for you.”

By Samantha Putterman • January 17, 2021