Hillary Clinton
(263 rulings)
True, 23%
Mostly True, 28%
Half True, 22%
Mostly False, 15%
False, 10%
Pants on Fire, 2%
Donald Trump
(275 rulings)
True, 4%
PolitiFact: Clinton and Trump — an update on truth-telling
The campaign rolls on, and each new day is an opportunity for the candidates to fine-tune their personal profiles of probity, or the various shades thereof. Here's where Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump stand. For assessments of individual statements, visit politifact.com.
October 8, 2016 at 12:04AM
Mostly True, 11%
Half True, 14%
Mostly False, 17%
False, 35%
Pants on Fire, 17%
PolitiFact.com is a project operated by the Tampa Bay Times, in which reporters and editors from the Times and affiliated media outlets "fact-check statements by members of Congress, the White House, lobbyists and interest groups." The Star Tribune opinion pages periodically republish these reports.
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