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Live fact-checking the third Trump, Clinton presidential debate

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Joshua Gillin

By Joshua Gillin October 19, 2016

Aaron Sharockman

By Aaron Sharockman October 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face-off for the last time at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Over 90 minutes, do you think they might say something in need of fact-checking?

We'll be live fact-checking the candidates via the Twitter feed below. Follow along starting at 9 p.m. E.T.

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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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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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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 December 1, 2023 in en una publicación en Facebook:

"Toyota acaba de anunciar que dejará de fabricar coches”.

By Maria Briceño • December 8, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“The new Inflation Reduction Act has just been updated to give Americans making less than $50,000 per year up to $6,400 in subsidies every single month.”

By Sara Swann • December 8, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on November 30, 2023 in a TikTok video:

“Mysterious pneumonia” from China is now in Ohio.

By Jeff Cercone • December 8, 2023
Ron Tusler
stated on September 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:

Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.”

By D.L. Davis • December 8, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on December 2, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows “heavy snow and ice has frozen jets in Munich bound for Dubai's global warming conference.”

By Sara Swann • December 8, 2023
Katrina Shankland
stated on November 15, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:

“I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.”

By Hope Karnopp • December 8, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on December 5, 2023 in social media posts:

Image shows a Palestinian man in Gaza holding a plastic doll that he says is his dead grandson.

By Sofia Ahmed • December 8, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on November 26, 2023 in a video:

U.S. manual for courts-martial has been recently amended to include civilians.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 7, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on December 6, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama:

“Jan. 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