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Republican presidential candidates, from left, John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and Rand Paul take the stage during the CNN Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. (AP) Republican presidential candidates, from left, John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and Rand Paul take the stage during the CNN Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. (AP)

Republican presidential candidates, from left, John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and Rand Paul take the stage during the CNN Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. (AP)

Angie Drobnic Holan
By Angie Drobnic Holan January 26, 2016

With the Iowa caucuses almost here, we thought it was a good time to look at the scorecards of the candidates trying to capture their party’s nomination for president. Below, you’ll see a snapshot of where their Truth-O-Meter scorecards stand today. Click the links on their names to access their dynamic scorecards, which update automatically when we post new fact-checks. The candidates are ranked by polling average.

The Democrats

Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders

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Martin O’Malley

The Republicans

Donald Trump

Ted Cruz

Marco Rubio

Ben Carson

Jeb Bush

Chris Christie

Mike Huckabee

John Kasich

Carly Fiorina

Rand Paul

Rick Santorum

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The presidential scorecards so far