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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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Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on December 6, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama:

“January 6 now does look like it was an inside job.”

By Amy Sherman • December 7, 2023
Donald Trump
stated on December 2, 2023 in a speech in Iowa:

“With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.”

By Amy Sherman • December 5, 2023
Gavin Newsom
stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate:

"When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 5, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on November 29, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Audio shows breaking news that “Biden approves $5,200 for Americans older than 25.”

By Loreben Tuquero • December 5, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on December 1, 2023 in an Instagram post:

The Palestinian flag before 1948 included the Star of David.

By Sara Swann • December 5, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on December 1, 2023 in a photo:

The International Space Station is in a pool, not in space.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 5, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on December 2, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:

Imagen muestra "potente terremoto … en medio de una tormenta solar" en Filipinas.

By Maria Briceño • December 5, 2023
Jodi Emerson
stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly:

"On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it."

By Hope Karnopp • December 5, 2023
X posts
stated on December 26, 2023 in una publicación en X:

"El Papa acaba de inventar La Cruz LGBT”.

By Maria Briceño • December 4, 2023
Ron Johnson
stated on November 10, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:

"In order to be a poll worker on the conservative side, you have to register through the Republican Party of Wisconsin."

By Hope Karnopp • December 4, 2023