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Live fact-checking the Atlanta Democratic presidential debate

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By PolitiFact Staff November 20, 2019

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

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stated on December 8, 2021 an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Gas prices were "$1.86 when I left" the White House.

false

false

Louise Slaughter

stated on September 5, 2017 a tweet:

Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."

true

true

stated on March 2, 2017 a headline:

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

pants-fire

pants-fire

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."

true

true

stated on September 16, 2016 a White House press conference:

"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."

half-true

half-true

stated on November 17, 2015 press release:

While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

mostly-true

mostly-true

NextGen Climate Action Committee

stated on August 8, 2014 a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

half-true

half-true

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."

false

false

Republican National Committee

stated on June 5, 2008 in a news release:

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

false

false

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
Bryan Steil
stated on September 28, 2023 in Public appearance:

“Washington DC allows non-citizens to vote in (municipal elections)" so a Russian citizen, after living in Washington for 30 days can "vote for mayor in Washington DC. And they don’t even need to show their ID to do it.”

By Ricardo Torres • December 4, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on November 30, 2023 in an Instagram post:

With Apple’s NameDrop, anyone placing an iPhone near your child’s “will automatically receive their contact information.”

By Jeff Cercone • December 1, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on December 29, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Magnetic “lymphatic earrings” aid weight loss.

By Sara Swann • December 1, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on November 28, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“In Germany, you must be fully vaxxed before your death by assisted suicide.”

By Loreben Tuquero • December 1, 2023
Nikki Haley
stated on November 28, 2023 in an event in Derry, N.H.:

China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades."

By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on November 25, 2023 in Facebook posts:

John D. Rockefeller wrote a secret covenant about controlling the world’s population.

By Sofia Ahmed • November 30, 2023
Newsmax
stated on November 10, 2023 in a segment:

"MSNBC airs Gaza 'crisis actor.'"

By Marta Campabadal Graus • November 30, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on November 22, 2023 in video:

Suggests homeless people mysteriously went missing in San Francisco.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 30, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on November 27, 2023 in a video caption:

“8 MINUTES AGO! The largest underwater volcano has SUDDENLY CRACKED OPEN the Earth!”

By Grace Abels • November 30, 2023