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Fact-checking Trump's false claims on unsolicited ballots
By Tara SubramaniamPresident Donald Trump has been waging a disinformation campaign against mail-in voting for months, but recently, he's seized on a particular statistic to support the narrative that this election is prime for widespread fraud.
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Biden and Trump just released new ads. We fact checked them both.
By Holmes Lybrand
With less than two months to go before Election Day, both the Trump and Biden campaigns debuted new ads tied to the Labor Day holiday.
Fact-checking Biden's CNN town hall
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN
CNN hosted a drive-in town hall with 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Pennsylvania on Thursday night. It was Biden's first prime time town hall since accepting the nomination.
Fact checking Biden's claims on the trade deficit, auto bailout and his yearly income
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN
In a rare campaign trip during the pandemic, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made several stops in Michigan Wednesday, giving a speech, holding a roundtable with several steelworkers, and giving an interview to CNN's Jake Tapper.
Fact check: Trump makes 10 false and misleading claims about Biden during North Carolina rally
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN
During a campaign speech in North Carolina on Tuesday, President Donald Trump spent much of his time attacking his opponent, Democratic nominee Joe Biden, with accusations that were often false or misleading.
Fact check: Trump says he's done more for veterans than John McCain did -- while taking credit for McCain's veterans bill
By Daniel Dale
President Donald Trump cited the Veterans Choice health care program on Thursday as evidence that he has done more for veterans than the late Sen. John McCain.
Fact check: Trump repeats numerous false claims in campaign-style press briefing from White House
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN
President Donald Trump used a Labor Day press briefing at the White House to give a campaign-style address, attacking his political opponents, touting the alleged success the US has had against the coronavirus and repeating many false and misleading claims along the way.
Fact check: Trump makes more false claims about Biden and protests
By Daniel Dale, Tara Subramaniam and Holmes Lybrand, CNN
President Donald Trump billed his Monday appearance in the White House briefing room as a "news conference."
Fact check: Joe Biden's comments on gun control
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who's the current front-runner in the Democratic presidential primary, made several gun-related claims recently during an argument with an auto worker and during a tele-townhall this week. We took a look at some of those claims to see what the facts were.
