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Fact-checking first debate between Trump, Biden
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden held their first debate on Tuesday night.
Posted — UpdatedRALEIGH, N.C. — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden held their first debate on Tuesday night, and were less truthful at some points than others:
Biden's claim that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has a track record opposing the Affordable Care Act: Mostly true
Trump's claim that drug prices have dropped during his administration: Mostly false
Biden saying Trump has no plan to address the coronavirus pandemic: False
Trump calling Biden's record during the H1N1 outbreak as the "worst on record": Mostly false
Trump saying children are almost immune to coronavirus: False
Trump claiming record job growth during the recovery from the pandemic: Mostly false
Biden calling Trump the worst jobs president in history: Half true
Biden claiming the U.S. trade deficit hit an all-time high under Trump: Half true
Biden saying violent crime was up under Trump: Half true
Trump claiming that Biden wants to destroy suburbs: False
Biden claiming Trump cut funding for law enforcement: Mostly true
Trump claiming to have appointed a record number of federal judges: False
Trump saying that the California wildfires wouldn't have happened with proper forest management: False
Trump stating that the so-called Green New Deal would cost $100 trillion: False
Trump saying that Biden called service members "stupid bastards": Half true
Trump claiming that the Obama administration spied on his campaign: False
Trump claiming 80 million unsolicited ballots are blanketing the country: Mostly false
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