cnn.com/RealityCheck is another fact-checker which
I only found out about at the Presidential Debate.
I'm now going through the lists of facts currently on that web page
tallying up CNN's assessments.
Here's their first link, a compendium of quick checks on claims made
by C and/or T
during the first Clinton-Trump presidential debate, version of noon 27 sept.
CNN rated them true; mostly true; "true but misleading"; false; or
"it's complicated."
"Hempstead, New York (CNN)Donald Trump's tenuous relationship with the
truth didn't stop at the doors of the first presidential debate of
2016.
The Republican nominee repeatedly tussled with Hillary Clinton over
his own past statements, his tax returns and even the murder rate in
New York City.
But Trump also stubbornly stood by two lies that he's stood by in
recent weeks and was bound to be asked about at the debate.
In a lengthy exchange with moderator Lester Holt, Trump repeatedly
insisted -- falsely -- that he opposed the Iraq War. And he continued
to claim that Clinton was involved in spreading the "birther"
conspiracy theory that shot him to political prominence.
While Trump made several brazenly false claims in just 90 minutes
onstage, Clinton stuck to the facts. From misrepresentations to
half-truths and flat-out lies, Trump has talked around and away from
the truth more brazenly than any major party presidential nominee in
modern political history. Clinton [also] has made misleading and even
false statements about her use of a private email server during her
time as secretary of state..."
Iraq war: Trump=false
Birtherism: Trump=false
Constitutionality of "Stop&Frisk": Trump=false
Murders in NYC: Trump=false according to NYPD statistics, but "true
but misleading"
according to FBI stats
TPP called "gold standard" by Clinton: Trump=true
Trump called climate change a hoax "created by the Chinese":
Clinton=true, Trump=false
Tax plans Trump vs Clinton: Trump=mostly false
ISIS: Trump=massive whopper
"Donald rooted for the housing crisis": Clinton=mostly true
"Ford is leaving. Their small car division -- thousands of jobs,
leaving Michigan, leaving Ohio.": Trump=false, Ford not getting rid of
jobs, Ohio & Michigan gained jobs, but
true that there are jobs going from USA to Mexico
Russia hacked the DNC: Clinton=mostly true
Trump denies calling pregnancy "an inconvenience" to employers: Trump=false
How Trump got start: Clinton=true
Clinton's claims about her vs T "jobs plans": Clinton=true but misleading
Trump said he would negotiate down the US debt?: Clinton=true
Clinton on jobs & income during her Husband's admin: Clinton=mostly true
"Biggest tax cut since Reagan" proposed by T: Trump=true
Claims Trump paid zero taxes in every year his returns released:
Clinton=true, the years being 1978, 1979, 1984, 1991 and 1993.
Clinton on effect of C & T's plans on US debt: Clinton=mostly true.
Trump "endorsed by ICE"?: More precisely he was endorsed by a union
representing ICE employees, in which case Trump=true.
Trump re the Federal reserve politics: Trump=false
Claims re Trump support of wars in Iraq, Libya: Clinton=true,
Trump=false (each twice)
Clinton re "gun epidemic" major cause of black deaths: Clinton=mostly true
Clinton re Trump's disparaging comments to beauty contestant": Clinton=true
USA pays 73% of cost of NATO?: Trump=false
Trump inspired NATO to create terror unit?: Trump=false
Trump's claim that US not updating own nuclear technology: false
Trump's claim US planes are old enough to be flown by your
grandfather: true but misleading.
MY ATTEMPT TO TALLY:
Trump=false: 14
Trump=true but misleading: 2
Trump=true: 3
Clinton=false: 0
Clinton=mostly true: 5
Clinton=true but misleading: 1
Clinton=true: 6
CONCLUSION: CNN agrees with all the other fact checkers that Trump has
"talked around and away from the truth more brazenly than any major
party presidential nominee in modern political history." This
agreement is further confirmation of
the mutual validity of these fact checkers' assessments, but does not confirm or
deny those checkers' assessments of all the other candidates such as
Sanders and Cruz.