What The Fact: Checking Candidates On The Road In Iowa

What The Fact: Checking Candidates On The Road In Iowa

By Newsy Staff

By Newsy Staff
January 31, 2020

January 31, 2020

Democratic presidential candidates have spent a lot of time in Iowa lately. But have they been totally factual in their comments to voters?

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Each week, we partner with our friends at PolitiFact to sort fact from fiction on the week's biggest political stories. This week, we fact-check claims from Democratic presidential hopefuls on the road in Iowa.

For full election coverage visit Election 2020.

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