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Live fact-checking night 2 of the Detroit Democratic presidential debate

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By PolitiFact Staff July 31, 2019

We're live fact-checking the second Detroit Democratic presidential debate. Follow along below.

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"Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered."

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David Menchetti

stated on November 28, 2016 testimony before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee:

"The causation standard in Indiana is exactly the same as it is in Illinois."

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Georgia Department of Transportation

stated on July 19, 2011 a press release:

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

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Republican National Committee

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Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.

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Li-Meng Yan
stated on September 15, 2020 in an interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight”:

“This virus, COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 virus, actually is not from nature. It is a man-made virus created in the lab.”

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Selene Delgado Lopez is “everyone’s friend in Facebook.”

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“Here is the fire drone video that Twitter, Google, and YouTube didn't want us to see.”

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If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president.

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Mun Choi
stated on August 28, 2020 in a press conference:

“The number of ICU beds is larger in Boone County by a factor of three” compared to Orange County for the University of North Carolina.

By Simone Esters • September 16, 2020
Facebook posts
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“You people hate on Trump but he put on a child protective force that found over 300 missing kids in less than 30 days.”

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Josh Hawley
stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"USPS currently has the most cash on hand in its history, (approximately) $15 billion."

By Veronica Mohesky • September 16, 2020
Tony Evers
stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing:

“Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.”

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The same deputy who got shot through her jaw in Saturday’s shooting is the same officer seen on video laughing and smirking at the scene of security guard Andres Guardado’s death after he was shot and killed by LASD officers on June 18th, 2020.”

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Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2020 in a pair of tweets:

Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F--- Tha Police” during an event in Florida.

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