Presidential Debate

Did over 220 million Americans die in the last several months from COVID-19? No, that's not true: That number is way too high. According to data provided by both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, there have been less than 230,000 deaths associated with the virus. The statement was made by Sen. Kamala…

Did President Trump say "Good" after Joe Biden said 525 immigrant kids can't find their parents because they were separated under Trump's orders? No, that's not true: President Trump said "Go ahead," which was a signal to presidential debate moderator Kristen Welker to move to the next topic, and not "Good," as some critics claimed in social media posts. The…

Did Joe Biden call young Black criminals "super predators"? No, that's not true: He used the term "predators" multiple times when giving speeches in support of the The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which he co-authored, but he never explicitly referred to those predators as Black. It was Hillary Clinton, then first lady, who used the…

Did Joe Biden use an iPad to feed him answers during the debate? No, that's not true. A video posted to social media claims to show an aide picking up an iPad from the podium where Biden stood during the debate with Donald Trump on October 22, 2020. CSPAN video from the event shows an aide picked up a paper…

Is it confirmed that The White House has video footage -- and is set to release it -- of Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden's son Hunter raping and torturing minor girls? No, that's not true: conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' claim is not supported by independent named sources, authenticated documents nor any other form of evidence that is the minimum required…

Does Joe Biden support the Green New Deal? No, he has specifically said he does not. Although his campaign website describes the Green New Deal as a "crucial framework," the Democratic presidential candidate supports something he calls the "Biden Plan," which does not include many of the deadlines and provisions of the Green New Deal. The claim appeared in a…

Did Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden say if he is elected president, he will lock down the country until a vaccine is ready and everyone is vaccinated? No, that's not true: It's a fake quote. Although Biden has said he would listen to the scientists' recommendations when it comes to responding to COVID-19, which could include shutting down the country…

Did Kamala Harris withhold evidence on two Black men who were on death row, then release the evidence after they were executed? No, that's not true. And did Harris, former attorney general of California, jail over 1,500 Black men for possession of weed? That's not true, either. There is no evidence to substantiate either claim. The claims appeared as a…

Was Kamala Harris California's "TOP COP" in 2010, making her responsible for the state's Black incarceration rate that year? No, that's not true: Harris served as attorney general of California between January 2011 and January 2017. The claim appeared in a tweet (archived here) by U.S. President Donald Trump. It was published on October 7, 2020, the day of the…

Did Joe Biden tweet that he got Instagram to take down the page that falsely posted that Biden wore a special earpiece during the first presidential debate with Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Biden never tweeted the claim. The page @electionleaks is still up, even though the video post claiming Biden used an earpiece has been flagged as false.…