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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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Joe Biden
stated on July 23, 2021 in a speech.:

When Terry McAuliffe was governor, “Unemployment went down in every single county, including rural Virginia by nearly 50%.

By Warren Fiske • July 30, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on July 13, 2021 in a Facebook post:

General Motors “admits the 'clean' energy used to charge electric cars comes from coal, 95% coal, to be exact."

By Tom Kertscher • July 29, 2021
Viral image
stated on July 23, 2021 in Facebook:

Photo shows the place where “the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean face each other without mixing.”

By Kelsey Sena Tamakloe • July 29, 2021
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stated on July 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows Donald Trump supporters protesting Joe Biden’s visit to Allentown, Pa.

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 29, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”

By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2021
Rick Scott
stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release:

“Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.”

By Jon Greenberg • July 29, 2021
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stated on July 21, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Says Emmanuel Macron said, “I no longer have any intention of sacrificing my life, my time, my freedom and the adolescence of my daughters, as well as their right to study properly, for those who refuse to be vaccinated.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 29, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on April 3, 2020 in a viral image:

“Alert: Law enforcement and the Red Cross have advised that there are people going door to door indicating that they are authorized to do testing for Coronavirus.”

By Emily Tian • July 29, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “Jesus loves the U.S. most and that is why the Bible is written in English.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 29, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Ethylene oxide used in COVID-19 testing swabs “literally changes the structure of the building blocks of your own body.”

By Andy Nguyen • July 29, 2021