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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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Glenn Grothman
stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet:

"In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada."

By D.L. Davis • February 26, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on February 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Breaking: UK Prepares For Full Lockdown After Hundreds Of New Cases — Wuhan Super Virus Updates.”

By Tom Kertscher • February 24, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"Pardons — Obama: 1,927, Trump: 26. And Trump is abusing that power?"

By Tom Kertscher • February 24, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet:

"Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia."

By Tom Kertscher • February 24, 2020
Todd Gilbert
stated on February 12, 2020 in a floor speech.:

“America’s carbon emissions are being reduced at a rate far higher than any country in the world.”

By Warren Fiske • February 24, 2020
Daniel Lipinski
stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview:

Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 23, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2020 in an image:

“Bernie Sanders wants free health care for all and was asked how he would pay for it. His answer was raise taxes to 52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.”

By Daniel Funke • February 21, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 19, 2020 in a debate:

"Amy, I looked online at your (health care) plan. It’s two paragraphs."

By Louis Jacobson • February 21, 2020
Viral image
stated on February 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says President Trump’s limousine driver did burnouts to entertain Daytona 500 spectators during a rain delay.

By Samantha Putterman • February 21, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on February 8, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says image shows Pete Buttigieg in a leather suit posing with two other men.

By Miriam Valverde • February 21, 2020