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RECAP: Fact-checking the first GOP presidential debate
Reporters and editors at PolitiFact fact-checked the first GOP presidential debate live from Cleveland, Ohio.
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Welcome to PolitiFact's live fact-checking of the first GOP presidential debate. Our team of reporters and editors will draw off our history of more than 11,000 fact-checks to provide near-instant analysis of what the GOP candidates are saying.
If you hear something you want fact-checked, the best ways to let us know are by using the Twitter hashtag #PolitiFactThis or by emailing us at truthometer@politifact.com with the subject line "PolitiFact This."
Lastly, we invite you to follow along on our Facebook page Facebook.com/PolitiFact or be sure to follow us on Twitter @PolitiFact.by PolitiFact via PolitiFact edited by WCPO Admin 8/3/2015 6:55:30 PM
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Just a few of the demonstrators outside Quicken Loans Arena for #GOPDebate @WCPO http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLwgS8IUAAEOY-h.jpg
by John Genovese via twitter 8/6/2015 10:07:45 PM -
A few more snapshots outside The Q before #GOPDebate @WCPO http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLwhEzdWgAAhjl6.jpg
by John Genovese via twitter 8/6/2015 10:11:11 PM -
by John Genovese via twitter 8/6/2015 10:13:44 PM
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Hundreds of journalists filling the media room for #GOPDebate @WCPO http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLwrckoWUAARgQ3.jpg
by John Genovese via twitter 8/6/2015 10:56:30 PM -
Lineup for tonight’s prime time #GOPDebate . Less than 2 hrs away! @WCPO http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLwxXcIW8AATBcL.jpg
by John Genovese via twitter 8/6/2015 11:22:21 PM -
We are here and counting down until 9 p.m. Did you hear something at the 5 p.m. debate you'd like us to check? Tweet @PolitiFact with the #PolitiFactThis. Or send us an email with the subject line "Debate fact-check."by PolitiFact via PolitiFact 8/6/2015 11:31:30 PM
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The "wrongometer"? Hmmm .... politico.com/agenda/story/2…by Aaron Sharockman via twitter 8/6/2015 11:36:15 PM -
Our roundup of factchecks from the 5 pm #GOPDebate undercard: politifact.com/truth-o-meter/… via @PolitiFactby Angie Drobnic Holan via twitter 8/6/2015 11:37:27 PM -
Team @PolitiFact is spread out tonight. I'm in Cleveland with @WEWS , and fact-checkers are at the keys in D.C., Milwaukee, Texas and Fla.by Aaron Sharockman via twitter 8/6/2015 11:39:23 PM
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Greg Abbott vowed to shorten time parents must wait to petition for school changes. PROMISE BROKEN: bit.ly/1eW3Ntw #TXLEGEby PolitiFact Texas via twitter 8/6/2015 11:42:27 PM -
by PolitiFact Texas via twitter 8/6/2015 11:47:09 PM
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A rundown of the first Fox News GOP presdential debate. politifact.com/truth-o-meter/… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLwrlDpWoAApBlG.jpg
by PolitiFact Florida via twitter 8/6/2015 11:48:26 PM -
A rundown of the first Fox News GOP presdential debate. politifact.com/truth-o-meter/… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLwrlDpWoAApBlG.jpg
by PolitiFact Florida via twitter retweeted by PolitiFactTexas 8/6/2015 11:49:40 PM -
The @PolitiFact team in the @TB_Times DC bureau has been nourished with pizza and cupcakes. We are poised for fact-checking! #GOPDebateby Angie Drobnic Holan via twitter 8/6/2015 11:51:05 PM
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Carly Fiorina, Austin native and more: bit.ly/1GVyKKB #GOPDebateby PolitiFact Texas via twitter 8/6/2015 11:54:45 PM
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Excited to watch the GOP Presidential Primary Debate! @FoxNews http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLw4iHQUAAAFgie.jpg
by Amy Murray via twitter 8/7/2015 12:00:15 AM -
We'll be keeping up with the Florida candidates tonight, but be sure to check out the #GOPDebate live blog at politifact.comby PolitiFact Florida via twitter 8/7/2015 12:04:27 AM
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Get into the facts from @PolitiFact during the debate ahead, LIVE: politifact.com/texas/by PolitiFact Texas via twitter 8/7/2015 12:17:56 AM
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All hands on deck! twitter.com/PolitiFactGA/s…by Aaron Sharockman via twitter 8/7/2015 12:19:13 AM
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Ted Cruz, about to be in the #dinnerpartydebate has been Truth-O-Metered 50 times: bit.ly/1ETsSwA #txlege #GOPDebateby PolitiFact Texas via twitter 8/7/2015 12:27:42 AM
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Latest Ted Cruz fact check: He says states not bound by Supreme Court marriage ruling: bit.ly/1DWofB5 #GOPDebateby PolitiFact Texas via twitter 8/7/2015 12:35:23 AM
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We expect immigration to be a big topic tonight. Here's the PolitiFact fact-check file: politifact.com/subjects/immig… #GOPDebateby Angie Drobnic Holan via twitter 8/7/2015 12:35:55 AM
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This week, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow accused Fox News of going by different rules for polling criteria than it promised in May when it announced the top 10 candidates for tonight’s debate. She said it hurt snubbed Texas Gov. Rick Perry more than anyone. PunditFact rated her claim about the “changed” polling eligibility criteria Half True.
by PolitiFact via PolitiFact 8/7/2015 12:40:44 AM -
Lots of news organizations fact-checking tonight, great for democracy! At @PolitiFact , it's what we do full time.by Angie Drobnic Holan via twitter 8/7/2015 12:41:17 AM
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No better way to celebrate @Lwajert 's 25th than watching the best show on earth, the #GOPDebate !by Miranda Green via twitter 8/7/2015 12:45:37 AM -
Missed this: Rick Perry (again) said TX moved from 27th to No. 2 in graduation rates.
MOSTLY FALSE: bit.ly/1LygTtH #GOPDebateby PolitiFact Texas via twitter 8/7/2015 12:47:04 AM -
Often imitated, never duplicated! The vaunted @PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter: politifact.com/truth-o-meter/…by Angie Drobnic Holan via twitter 8/7/2015 12:47:40 AM
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The kids' table #GOPdebate was a bit of a snoozer. I'm watching @JohnKasich and @RandPaul and live tweeting the main event for @WCPO .by David Holthaus via twitter 8/7/2015 12:50:10 AM -
Our Walker-centric debate preview: bit.ly/1ILMLpC #GOPDebateby PolitiFact Wisconsin via twitter 8/7/2015 12:50:25 AM -
I'll be live tweeting the #GOPDebate from the @DecodeDC account... follow along. tonight is gonna be funby Miranda Green via twitter 8/7/2015 12:50:49 AM
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by Angie Drobnic Holan via twitter 8/7/2015 12:51:01 AM
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This has the feel of a @WWE event. #GOPdebateby David Holthaus via twitter 8/7/2015 12:52:04 AM
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Our latest fact check on @ScottWalker : politifact.com/wisconsin/stat…by PolitiFact Wisconsin via twitter 8/7/2015 12:54:15 AM
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We expect immigration to be a big topic tonight. Here's the PolitiFact fact-check file: politifact.com/subjects/immig… #GOPDebateby Angie Drobnic Holan via twitter retweeted by PolitiFactWisc 8/7/2015 12:54:45 AM
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Ok so this is already more awkward than I expectedby Miranda Green via twitter 8/7/2015 12:57:46 AM
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Trump flashed a peace sign, or was it a victory sign? #GOPDebateby David Holthaus via twitter 8/7/2015 12:57:46 AM
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Already a technical error-- the drama builds. It's like the Super Bowl and Apprentice in oneby Miranda Green via twitter 8/7/2015 1:00:39 AM
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I can't take @BretBaier seriously with that tan, he's like a cartoon characterby Miranda Green via twitter 8/7/2015 1:01:11 AM
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Meet tonight’s moderators: Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier.by PolitiFact via PolitiFact 8/7/2015 1:01:55 AM
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by PolitiFact Wisconsin via twitter 8/7/2015 1:01:58 AM
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Our latest Scott Walker factchecks: ow.ly/2bumDJ #gopdebate http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLxILpBWcAA_Zlt.jpg
by PolitiFact Wisconsin via twitter 8/7/2015 1:02:01 AM -
Megyn Kelly has been fact-checked: politifact.com/personalities/… #GOPDebateby PolitiFact Texas via twitter 8/7/2015 1:02:14 AM
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What nightmares are made of http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLxIT88WoAAq9Ga.jpg
by Miranda Green via twitter 8/7/2015 1:02:37 AM
