In “Debate Check,” we synopsize conclusions reached by FactCheck.org – and occasionally by Cal Woodward of the AP, Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post and the Politifact team – about statements made by candidates in presidential debates.

Governor Palin on Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution

FlackCheck.org highlights remarks by former Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R-Alaska) about President Obama’s constitutional obligations.
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Obama vs. FactCheckers on Financial Industry Regulations

FlackCheck.org highlights a Fact Check by Cal Woodward of the Associated Press on President Obama’s claim that Republicans don’t want regulations on the financial industry.
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Romney vs. FactCheckers on a ‘Government Takeover’ of Health Care Under Obama

FlackCheck.org highlights a Fact Check by Cal Woodward of the Associated Press about Gov. Mitt Romney’s comments on President Obama’s “government takeover of health care.”
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Obama vs. FactCheckers on the Individual Mandate

FlackCheck.org highlights a Fact Check by Cal Woodward of the Associated Press about President Obama’s assertion that the individual mandate in the health care law originated as a Republican idea.
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Romney vs. FactCheckers on Obama and the Budget

FlackCheck.org highlights a factcheck on the Romney campaign claim that President Obama “increased the budget by more than 20%.”
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Romney vs. FactCheckers on Unemployment, Foreclosures & Bankruptcies

FlackCheck.org highlights a factcheck of claims made in a March fundraising letter by the Romney campaign.
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Obama vs. FactCheckers on Supreme Court Precedents

FlackCheck.org reprises FactCheck.org’s response to President Obama’s assertion that overturning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is also known as Obamacare, would be unprecedented.
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Sen. McConnell (R-KY) vs. FactCheckers on Oil Production

FlackCheck.org highlights a factcheck on Sen. Mitch McConnell’s statements on domestic oil production on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
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McConnell vs. FactCheckers on Obama and the Keystone Pipeline

FlackCheck.org looks at claims made by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) regarding President Obama and the Keystone Pipeline.
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Biden vs. FactCheckers on Manufacturing Jobs Lost

FlackCheck.org highlights a factcheck on VP Joe Biden’s comments about manufacturing jobs lost “before we came in.”
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