Bloomberg announced it would fact-check the presidential debate Monday, but the majority of facts the news organization checked came from Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Bloomberg’s live fact-checker, screen shot via Twitter
Bloomberg’s live fact-checker, screen shot via Twitter
Bloomberg’s live fact-checker, screen shot via Twitter
Bloomberg’s live fact-checker, screen shot via Twitter
The Republican National Committee published Clinton’s top five lies of the night, many of which Bloomberg didn’t catch. Clinton claimed during the debate that Iran was “weeks away” from having enough nuclear material to construct a bomb, but intelligence reports suggest otherwise.
Clinton claims Iran was “weeks away” from a nuclear bomb. No intelligence estimate from any country supports that. Wrong #debatenight
— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) September 27, 2016
Clinton also attempted to say that her plan to make college debt-free is the same as tuition-free college. “I think building the middle class, investing in the middle class, making college debt free so more young people can get their education. Helping people refinance their tax — their debt from college at a lower rate,” Clinton said during the debate.
An Associated Press report claims that Clinton’s plan doesn’t take into account living expenses and other costs normally associated with college.
“Tuition free doesn’t equate to debt free. Under her plan, the government would pay for in-state tuition at public colleges and universities for students from families earning less than $125,000 a year. That would leave students still bearing the cost of room and board, which makes up more than half of the average $18,943 sticker price at a four-year public university, according to the College Board.”
Clinton also attempted to dodge her record on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, claiming that she was never for the deal. Clinton described TPP as the “gold standard” in trade deals in 2012, and made at least 45 public comments that supported the deal.
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