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Live: Fact-checking Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s first 2024 presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff June 27, 2024

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PolitiFact live fact-checked the first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on June 27 with CNN moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.

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stated on December 8, 2021 in 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 in a tweet:

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

true

true

stated on March 2, 2017 in a headline:

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

pants-fire

pants-fire

David Menchetti

stated on November 28, 2016 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a news release:

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

false

false

X posts
stated on June 28, 2024 in a video:

CNN's David Chalian referred to Michelle Obama as "Big Mike" on air during presidential debate coverage.

By Mia Penner • June 28, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on June 24, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows a Houston woman baking bread in her mailbox.

By Ranjan Jindal • June 28, 2024
David Crowley
stated on May 16, 2024 in Public appearance:

“Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.”

By Vanessa Swales • June 28, 2024
Tony Evers
stated on June 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023.

By Hope Karnopp • June 28, 2024
X posts
stated on June 27, 2024 in an X post:

“CNN will implement a 1-2 minute delay for tonight’s presidential debate instead of the standard 7-second delay, potentially allowing time to edit parts of the broadcast.”

By Jeff Cercone • June 28, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on June 24, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"Hospitals murdered patients” with remdesivir, a drug banned from Ebola trials because of “53% kill rate.”

By Jeff Cercone • June 27, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2024 in a post on Facebook:

“Starting from June 2024, the United States will provide a six-month free CDL course.”

By Madison Czopek • June 27, 2024
Pennsylvania Values PAC
stated on June 21, 2024 in an ad:

Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.”

By Mia Penner • June 26, 2024
Threads posts
stated on June 18, 2024 in a post:

CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle.

By Grace Abels • June 26, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on June 20, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

Foto muestra a un delfín rosado en la costa de Carolina del Norte.

By Maria Briceño • June 26, 2024