Thread by @mediawise

Wondering what happened at the #DemConvention? During political conventions, speakers make claims about candidates’ records and platforms. To determine what’s legit, read coverage from fact-checking groups like @APFactCheck and @factcheckdotorg. Here’s a thread of some examples:

There was speculation that @JoeBiden pre-recorded his speech, but that speculation was false. @USATODAY proved that he delivered it live. usatoday.com/story/news/fac…

@BernieSanders inaccurately claimed that raising the federal minimum wage to $15 would give 40 million workers a pay raise. @USCBO projects that it would only increase the wages of 17 million people. factcheck.org/2020/08/democr…

@HillaryClinton claimed that “billionaires got $400 billion richer” during the pandemic, but @factcheckdotorg found that this was an exaggeration of a study by a liberal advocacy group. factcheck.org/2020/08/democr…

@BillClinton claimed that the US was “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple,” but @factcheckdotorg says this claim was misleading and based on rates that were calculated differently. factcheck.org/2020/08/democr…

@EvaLongoria claimed that Social Security recipients count on @USPS to deliver checks, but @factcheckdotorg found that this was misleading. Only 1.2% of recipients received payments via mail as of August. factcheck.org/2020/08/democr…

@APFactCheck found @MichelleObama’s claim about the Trump administration tearing children from families and throwing them in cages to be misleading. The facilities she referred to were built during the Obama administration. apnews.com/2663c84832a13c…

Always remember to fact-check claims made by politicians. To learn more about how to sort fact from fiction and get ready to vote in the upcoming election, check out the MediaWise Voter Project (#MVP). poynter.org/mediawise-vote…

To learn more about fact checking claims from political conventions, check out our thread of fact checks from the #RNC2020.