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Fact-checking the second Democratic debate | The Fact Checker
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August 1, 2019
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3:10Now PlayingTwo nights and 20 Democratic candidates later. We have finished the second Democratic debate. The presidential hopefuls made claims on medicare-for-all, gun control and immigration on both nights. But when it came to the facts — some candidates were more accurate with their assertions than others. Let’s take a look at the biggest factual fumbles from this debate.
Night one author Marianne Williamson, Former congressman John Delaney (DMd.), Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper (D), Rep. Tim Ryan (DOhio), Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DMinn.), Former congressman Beto O’Rourke (DTex.), South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (DMass.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (IVt.) took the stage. Night two was Sen. Michael F. Bennet (DColo.), Sen. Cory Booker (DN.J.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (DN.Y.), Sen. Kamala D. Harris (DCalif.), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (DHawaii), Former vice president Joe Biden, Former housing and urban development secretary Julián Castro, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D), New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang. Read moreSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTubeRead moreSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
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