Fact-Checking JD Vance and Tim Walz

How factual have Senator JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz been during the campaign? Linda Qiu, a New York Times reporter who looks at statements made by politicians and public figures, checks some of their claims.

Video by Linda Qiu, Gabriel Blanco, Claire Hogan, Farah Otero-Amad, Laura Salaberry and Karen Hanley/The New York Times

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[Barweezy]

I’m sure this will be a fair, unbiased report from media that’s certainly non-partisan.

[c-emm]

Would love to see a longer form more granular video with Linda.

[adancdego]

The country would be in a better position if we didn't allow headlines and we do our research when he hear things.
It is not about the Haitian immigrants. It is about the immigration problem that is happening in our country. In this case, is in how Springfield is being affected by this problem. And prior to running as VP, Vance spoke about this issue in the senate over 6 months ago.

[HarrySJohnson]

Will this fact check be biased?

Update: Not particularly. But there is far too much opinion for this to constitute a “fact check”

[GnosticCyn]

You made it sound like they were equal liars. At any point did Vance tell the truth?

[notintohandles]

So what do you call the data collectors?

[markuss-ni]

In the global context, a person who is not a national (native or citizen) of a given State.
An extraterrestrial or alien is a lifeform that did not originate on Earth.
Which definition is older?

[monicalarose]

The lie about the Haitian immigrant community is such a revealing exchange. He casually refers to a particular group of legal immigrants as illegal and is furious when that is fact checked ("you promised you wouldnt!"). He then *explains the app used to apply for legal citizenship* - revealing he thoroughly knew they were here legally despite having said a second ago that they were here illegal. Utterly disgusting.

[reallysomebody]

To refuse to say trump lost in 2020 is disqualifying. Vote blue.

[USAFreedomEver]

Talk about straying away, did anyone notice how waltz went all over the place when I asked why he lied about being at Tianamen square? Good thing, they never asked him about his lie about serving in a war zone. We might’ve had to sit there all day, waiting for an answer.

[DansChan]

Great job! Who are you? Get yourself a credit in the video along with in the description, a caption maybe! Good job LInda!

[misterfunnybones]

Now it's time to fact check Fox "News."

[fridayapple]

Legal by filling a form on an app for 6 minutes doesn’t sound legal to me

[franktroici]

You know what, they never want facts to interfere with their opinion.
Normal, honest people like facts, and all of them.
However politics is politics. Of course, Trump never let facts bother him at all!