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Live fact-checking the second Trump, Clinton presidential debate

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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

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stated on November 6, 2017 a headline:

"Supreme Court issues its first bench warrant ever."

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stated on November 7, 2017 an Internet post:

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

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YourNewsWire.com

stated on November 5, 2017 an Internet post:

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

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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.

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stated on October 6, 2017 Internet posts:

"California Democrat Maxine Waters charged on 3 counts."

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stated on October 29, 2017 Internet posts:

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

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FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on October 28, 2017 a headline:

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

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FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on October 27, 2017 a headline:

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

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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."

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stated on October 23, 2017 a headline:

"Tulsa school closes after brutal fire."

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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’."

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AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 15, 2017 a headline:

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

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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."

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stated on October 9, 2017 a headline:

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

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AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 8, 2017 a headline:

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

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Facebook posts
stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s “daughter is having a big wedding today. 500 people. Then going to lock you down on Monday.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 23, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet:

“In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.”

By Jon Greenberg • November 23, 2020
David Perdue
stated on November 16, 2020 in an interview:

Says Jon Ossoff is “a socialist.”

By Tom Kertscher • November 23, 2020
Bloggers
stated on November 23, 2020 in a blog post:

Says George Soros was arrested in Philadelphia for election interference.

By Samantha Putterman • November 23, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows Time magazine cover with Barack Obama that says “Treason.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 23, 2020
Tim Murtaugh
stated on November 16, 2020 in a radio interview.:

“In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh...682,000 ballots were counted in secret, away from poll watchers who were entitled by law to have access to that count.”

By Warren Fiske • November 23, 2020
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on November 9, 2020 in a news release:

“Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.”

By Eric Litke • November 20, 2020
Sidney Powell
stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News:

“At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate."

By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2020
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 19, 2020 in remarks in a press conference:

In Michigan “we have over-votes in numerous precincts of 150%, 200%, and 300%.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2020
Joe Biden
stated on November 18, 2020 in a virtual roundtable:

“666,000 teachers have been laid off already since March."

By Bill McCarthy • November 20, 2020