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Journalists are fact-checking the Democratic National Convention. Here’s what they’ve found

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There were plenty of examples of a double standard in how Republicans and Democrats were presented by the media.

But there is fact-checking going on as the Democrats meet in Chicago , although you might not see it on the front page.

Several news organizations are looking skeptically at some of the speakers’ more dubious statements, even when doing so benefits Trump .

Factcheck.org awarded a “mostly false” rating to Sanders ’ claim that “unemployment was soaring” when Biden took office.

It remains to be seen how rigorous the fact-checking will be during Harris ’s acceptance speech Thursday night .

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