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Throughout the presidential campaign we have assessed the accuracy of the claims and assertions of President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. Here are some of our articles that first appeared at important campaign junctures. Click on the headlines for the full stories.In the last debate on Oct. 22 at Belmont University in Nashville, we found the candidates made false and misleading claims about a number of subjects including the minimum wage, Trump’s taxes and travel restrictions on flights from China.Forty-six false and misleading claims the president made at rallies between Oct. 12 and Oct. 16. (We fact-checked nine claims by the former vice president at campaign appearances between Oct. 12 and Oct. 16. (BidenAt an Oct. 15 town hall event on NBC News, the president made false and misleading claims on the coronavirus, the economy and more.At a televised town hall event in Philadelphia, the former vice president made false and misleading claims on COVID-19, health insurance, the 1994 crime bill and more.What the statistics tell us about the U.S. performance on issues including the economy, trade and illegal immigration during the Trump presidency.In their only debate, Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic nominee Sen. Kamala Harris squared off on Oct. 7 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.In a chaotic face-off with plenty of crosstalk and many interruptions by the president, the candidates went at it on Sept. 29 in Cleveland, with misleading assertions about election fraud, Medicare for All and violent crime.Before the Republican National Convention, we examined some of the assertions the president was making on the campaign trail about such topics as law and order, election fraud and COVID-19.As the Democratic National Convention approached, we examined some of the claims the former vice president was making on the hustings on such topics as COVID-19, taxes and Social Security.Swing State Watch&nbsp;is an occasional series about false and misleading political messages in key states that will help decide the 2020 presidential election, including Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina and Arizona.As to be expected, the candidates have commented frequently on COVID-19, and we have written about their assertions on many occasions. This is a guide to our COVID-19 coverage, which includes some of their claims.Editor’s note: FactCheck.org does not accept advertising. We rely on grants and individual donations from people like you. Please consider a donation. Credit card donations may be made through. If you prefer to give by check, send to: FactCheck.org, Annenberg Public Policy Center, 202 S. 36th St., Philadelphia, PA 19104.&nbsp;This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections FactChat #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Clickfor more.Ask FactCheckHave a question?

Throughout the presidential campaign we have assessed the accuracy of the claims and assertions of President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. Here are some of our articles that first appeared at important campaign junctures. Click on the headlines for the full stories.In the last debate on Oct. 22 at Belmont University in Nashville, we found the candidates made false and misleading claims about a number of subjects including the minimum wage, Trump’s taxes and travel restrictions on flights from China.Forty-six false and misleading claims the president made at rallies...

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