Fact-checking Biden and Trump's claims from the presidential debate

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June 28, 2024

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump (L) looks at U.S. President Joe Biden during the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. President Biden and former President Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

On Thursday night, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump took to the debate stage in a feisty face-off notable for clashes on the economy, immigration and abortion, among other topics.

But amid the back-and-forths and zingers, some of the claims made by the candidates were questionable.

Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with PolitiFact senior correspondent Lou Jacobson to help set the record straight.

This segment aired on June 28, 2024.

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