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Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Las Vegas

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The Democratic presidential candidates prepare to answer questions at the first Democratic debate hosted by CNN in Las Vegas on Oct. 13, 2015. (AP)

Linda Qiu

By Linda Qiu October 14, 2015

The Democrats seeking to succeed Barack Obama went at it Tuesday in Las Vegas.

PolitiFact reviews their factual claims.

PolitiFact digs into how Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and the gang have done so far on the Truth-O-Meter.

FOLLOW POLITIFACT'S LIVE FACT-CHECKING OF THE DEBATE STARTING AT 8:30 P.M.

PolitiFact digs into how Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and the gang have done so far on the Truth-O-Meter.

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Danielle Nierenberg

stated on January 9, 2017 in a tweet:

"Tanzania farmers face 12 years in prison for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid."

mostly-true

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stated on February 1, 2017 in tweets :

Says Melania Trump’s security detail at Trump Tower costs more than the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts.

barely-true

barely-true

stated on February 5, 2017 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly:

Says "109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travelers" were affected by the immigration executive order.

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stated on February 1, 2017 in a tweet:

"The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia."

half-true

half-true

stated on January 30, 2017 in a daily press briefing:

The language that's part of the president's National Security Council memo "is identical to the language" used by President George W. Bush in 2001 and President Barack Obama in 2009.

barely-true

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stated on January 29, 2017 in a statement:

"My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with CBN:

"If you were a Muslim, you could come in, if you were a Christian, it was impossible."

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stated on January 24, 2017 in his State of the State address:

"One hundred and ninety-four countries signed the Paris Agreement to control greenhouse gases. Our own voluntary agreement to accomplish the same goal — the Under2 MOU — has 165 signatories, representing a billion people."

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on January 21, 2017 in a speech at the Women's March.:

"Pads and tampons (are) still taxed when Viagra and Rogaine are not."

half-true

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stated on January 21, 2017 in a press conference:

"That was the largest audience to witness an inauguration, period."

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stated on January 14, 2017 in a tweet:

Says Georgia’s 5th congressional district, represented by John Lewis, is "in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested)."

barely-true

barely-true

Charles Schumer

stated on January 3, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC:

Says Donald Trump campaigned on not cutting Medicare and Social Security, but his nominee for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, "made his career on cutting Medicare and Medicaid."

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on January 8, 2017 in an interview on 'Face the Nation':

"In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' "

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on December 19, 2016 in a factsheet:

"An estimated 8 million children worldwide live in orphanages or residential institutions. Shockingly, 80 percent of these children are not orphans."

half-true

half-true

BuzzFeedUSA.com

stated on December 20, 2016 in a website:

"Breaking: Crew of Air Force One Refuses to Fly Obama 6000 miles ‘Just to Play Golf’ "

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Donald Trump
stated on April 16, 2024 in statement to the media in New York City:

“This trial that I have now, that’s a Biden trial.”

By Amy Sherman • April 19, 2024
X posts
stated on April 18, 2024 in an X post:

Video shows hecklers April 16 booing Joe Biden’s motorcade in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

By Jeff Cercone • April 19, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2024 in a post:

Michelle Obama announced she is "running for President in 2024 as a man."

By Grace Abels • April 19, 2024
Threads posts
stated on April 18, 2024 in a Threads post:

Former President Donald Trump didn’t attend daughter Ivanka Trump’s graduation.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 19, 2024
Kamala Harris
stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation:

“As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”

By Samantha Putterman • April 19, 2024
Viral image
stated on April 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia will support Iran if the United States attacks Iran’s soil in support of Israel.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 19, 2024
Stephen King
stated on April 15, 2024 in an X post:

“The 1864 Arizona law forbidding abortions, upheld by the State Supreme Court, also sets the age of consent for females at 10 years.”

By Sofia Ahmed • April 19, 2024
National Center for Public Policy Research .
stated on April 5, 2024 in Proxy statement:

"Kohl’s has contributed $1,000,000 to the (Black Lives Matter) movement and related causes since 2020."

By Ricardo Torres • April 19, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on April 13, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram:

Video muestra a Israel "bajo ataque desde Yemen, Iraq, el libano y Irán".

By Maria Briceño • April 19, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 15, 2024 in a Facebook post:

The government owes you $8,832 and a $2,000 spending card.

By Jeff Cercone • April 18, 2024