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forest444

(5,902 posts) Mon Sep 26, 2016, 11:40 PM Sep 2016

Politifact rates Clinton's assertions 82% TRUE/MOSTLY TRUE; 56% of Trump's FALSE/MOSTLY FALSE [View all]

Or PANTS ON FIRE outright (none of Clinton's were).

Another 9% of Clinton's statements were "half true" compared to 19% by her opponent - leaving just 25% of Trump's statements as true or mostly true.

This is based on fact-checking done on 11 major points made by Secretary Clinton, and 16 by Trump.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/sep/26/trump-clinton-first-debate-fact-checks/

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Politifact rates Clinton's assertions 82% TRUE/MOSTLY TRUE; 56% of Trump's FALSE/MOSTLY FALSE [View all] forest444 Sep 2016 OP

I'm surprised the Con's number is 56%! I was watching the hole broadcast and I'm struggling napi21 Sep 2016 #1

Politifact (as usual) was being generous to the Con. forest444 Sep 2016 #3

That must be the curve... was ANYTHING he said true...? I am not saying that for hyperbole JCMach1 Sep 2016 #2

I think a lot of it was gibberish. svpadgham Sep 2016 #11

Clinton's lies were deliberately designed to rattle Trump. Brother Buzz Sep 2016 #4

And they may not have been lies at all (more Politifact bias favoring GOP) forest444 Sep 2016 #5

At best, the 'lies' I recognized her say were internet rummors that were neither true nor false Brother Buzz Sep 2016 #6

THAT was great temperament. forest444 Sep 2016 #7

He got played.... Brother Buzz Sep 2016 #8

And best of all, he sabotaged himself. forest444 Sep 2016 #9

I was never keen on Shakespeare, but I'm reminded of the one line... Brother Buzz Sep 2016 #10