Fact-checking the GOP debate, the first of the 2024 election cycle Fox News aired the first GOP debate of the 2024 election cycle from Milwaukee on Wednesday night, featuring eight candidates. Not every candidate uttered facts that are easily checked, but we initially came up with a list of 10 suspect claims, including: - "Joe Biden's Bidenomics has led to the loss of $10,000 of spending power for the average family." (Sen. Tim Scott)
- "We have a crime wave in this country." (Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy)
- "Crime is at a 50-year low in Florida." (Gov. Ron DeSantis)
- "We secured the southern border and reduced illegal immigration by 90 percent." (Former vice president Mike Pence)
You can read our full report by clicking this link. Then, a day later we followed up with a deeper dive on Ramaswamy's claim that "more people are dying of bad climate-change policies than they are of actual climate change." He earned Four Pinocchios. You can read why by clicking this link. Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to someone else who'd like it! If this email was forwarded to you, sign up here. Did you hear something fact-checkable? Send it here; we'll check it out. Manipulated video portrays a 'sleepy' Biden at Maui wildfire event Was your social media feed flooded with videos of President Biden "falling asleep" at an event as community leaders expressed the pain felt by Lahaina residents reeling from a deadly wildfire? It was a viral moment, thanks to shares from notables like Fox News host Sean Hannity, Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tenn.) and others, who framed the clip as yet another example of Biden demonstrating that an old and tired president was unable to lead the country through moments of crisis, as he was once again caught nodding off by roving news cameras. But as Fact Checker video producer Adriana Usero demonstrated, this was a case of video manipulation. The full video showed a somber Biden, reacting when directly addressed, tilting his head down and nodding as the speaker continues to illustrate the challenges facing a devastated Lahaina community. What was shared was an isolated clip devoid of context. We gave Four Pinocchios to anyone who shared this clip. Big News: The Fact Checker is now on TikTok! Follow @glenn_kessler We're always looking for fact-check suggestions. You can reach us via email, Twitter (@GlennKesslerWP and @AdriUsero) or Facebook. Read about our process and rating scale here, and sign up for the newsletter here. Scroll down to read fact checks of GOP presidential candidates. | 
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