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Live fact-checking the sixth Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles

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Democratic presidential candidates stand on stage before a Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP)

Katie Sanders

By Katie Sanders December 19, 2019

PolitiFact reporters and editors are live fact-checking Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate. Follow along with our coverage below.

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Mitch McConnell

stated on September 18, 2020 a statement:

On confirming a Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.

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Instagram posts

stated on September 19, 2020 a faked screenshot:

Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg tweeted, “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”

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pants-fire

stated on September 7, 2020 a post:

Photo shows “some of the firefighters in California fighting fires 24/7 to save people's lives and property.”

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stated on September 11, 2020 a post:

“KXL Radio in Portland reported today that Firefighters are now being shot at by suspected Antifa and BLM members.”

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stated on February 1, 2020 a post on Facebook:

Says the CEO of Camping World told Trump supporters “Frankly, don’t shop at my business.”

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stated on June 18, 2017 a tweet:

"The new Rasmussen Poll, one of the most accurate in the 2016 Election, just out with a Trump 50% Approval Rating. That's higher than O's #'s!"

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barely-true

stated on June 4, 2017 a tweet:

"At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’ "

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stated on May 1, 2017 her new book:

Says John Quincy Adams said, "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader."

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false

stated on February 12, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"This issue of busing voters in to New Hampshire is widely known by anyone who’s worked in New Hampshire politics. It’s very real, it’s very serious."

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pants-fire

stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:

As a senator, Hillary Clinton "paid women less than the men" in her office.

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barely-true

stated on January 19, 2016 a town hall in Underwood, Iowa:

"I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA."

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mostly-true

stated on October 22, 2015 an op-ed in Breitbart:

"Even after Syrian troops began to shoot protesters in the streets with live ammunition in 2011, Clinton labeled Bashar al-Assad a ‘reformer.' "

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half-true

stated on October 15, 2015 a video shared on social media:

Says CNN deleted an online poll showing Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic presidential debate to help out Hillary Clinton.

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pants-fire

stated on October 4, 2015 tweets:

Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China.

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pants-fire

stated on September 29, 2015 a tweet:

Says Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was "forced to concede that 86 percent of Planned Parenthood’s revenue is from abortion."

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Viral image
stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes.

By Monique Curet • November 5, 2020
Eric Trump
stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet:

A person is on film “burning 80 Trump ballots.”

By Bill McCarthy • November 4, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet:

“Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on November 4, 2020 in a screenshot:

"Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge."

By Daniel Funke • November 4, 2020
Tweets
stated on November 4, 2020 in a post:

“40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.”

By Daniel Funke • November 4, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!”

By Amy Sherman • November 4, 2020
Viral image
stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 4, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Wisconsin found 112k votes at 3am.”

By Miriam Valverde • November 4, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“This is the California model spreading across the country. When you need to flip things blue there’s always some mysterious mail-in ballots lying around that’ll do the trick. Shameful!”

By Chris Nichols • November 4, 2020
Tweets
stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet:

Says Joe Biden received a sudden influx of 138,339 votes in Michigan while Donald Trump received none.

By Bill McCarthy • November 4, 2020