During the third day of the Democratic National Convention, several claims made by speakers were fact-checked for accuracy. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz claimed that President Trump had not taken responsibility for the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This claim was found to be true, as Trump has often shifted blame onto others for the handling of the crisis.
Former President Bill Clinton, on the other hand, made several misleading statements during his speech. He claimed that Trump had cut funding for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was found to be false. In reality, the CDC’s budget had actually increased during Trump’s time in office. Clinton also inaccurately stated that Trump had called neo-Nazis “very fine people” during the 2017 Charlottesville rally. While Trump did make controversial remarks about the rally, he did not specifically refer to neo-Nazis as “very fine people.”
Overall, fact-checkers found that while some claims made by DNC speakers were accurate, others were misleading or false. It is important for viewers to critically evaluate the information presented during political conventions and seek out accurate and reliable sources for fact-checking.
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