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On to night four, the FINALE of the Democratic National Convention. We’ve been following closely and fact-checking major speeches from prominent politicians. Here’s a little recap:
Before the “live and pre-recorded” events were first broadcast on Monday night, Senior Correspondent @loujacobson wrote a wistful piece for @TB_Times about what we lose when conventions aren't held in person. bit.ly/3iVoBTH
We fact-checked emcee Eva Longoria Bastón, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Michelle Obama and others the first night: bit.ly/2DUCClL Image
We also analyzed Michelle Obama’s speech. Unlike in 2016, the former first lady took on Donald Trump by name in 2020. And she circled back to the phrase she made memorable four years ago. bit.ly/3gdqb1u
In her Democratic convention speech, Michelle Obama was right that 2 votes per precinct enabled Trump win in Michigan in 2016.
One big takeaway from night 1? Get prepared to vote in the pandemic election, because it’s coming up fast. Here’s a consensus of best practices — vetted by election experts — for how to make sure your mail ballot gets counted. bit.ly/11votetips
Then it was on to night two of #DNC2020. A very long, very colorful roll-call style vote dominated the program, complete with purple mountain majesty, seas to shining seas (and the calamari that live in them). bit.ly/34bou1V Image
In his Democratic convention speech, former President Bill Clinton was mostly accurate on this international unemployment comparison. bit.ly/2E4uTBu Image
There was also this weird moment in night two where Rep. @AOC popped in to nominate @BernieSanders. The only thing? It actually wasn’t that weird. It’s party tradition to give a convention nod to leading contenders who came up short in the primaries. bit.ly/3262Auz
And there was last night, where Sen. Kamala Harris of California became the first Black and Asian American woman to accept the vice presidential nomination.
Last week the internet responded to Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate with misinformation about her mixed-race heritage and personal biography. Here’s a guide to the misinformation against Harris so far. bit.ly/319Y7HV
Do you have a question about the DNC or a suggestion for a fact-check? Let us know! Email truthometer@politifact.com or ask in the replies below.
We’re at it again tonight, fact-checking the marathon list of prominent Democrats who will be speaking starting at 9 p.m. ET. Follow along with our fact-checking on Twitter.
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