While debating 6 feet apart due to the coronavirus outbreak, the two leading contenders offered competing versions of the facts on several key issues.
Issues: climate change
Setting the Record Straight on Climate Change and Arson in Australia’s Bushfires
FactChecking the January Democratic Debate
The Whoppers of 2019
Trump Mocks Global Warming, Lowballs Sea Level Rise
Unpacking Sanders’ ‘Climate Refugee’ Statistic
FactChecking the November Democratic Debate
FactChecking Biden’s CNN Town Hall
Trump Again Misunderstands California’s Wildfires
What Does Science Say About the Need for Nuclear?
Sen. Bernie Sanders has said “scientists tell us” that it’s possible to go carbon neutral without relying on nuclear power. Fellow Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, who backs the use of some nuclear energy, has said the data is on his side. Who’s right? Both have a point, but neither is telling the full story.