Third Democratic Debate: Which Candidate Lied the Most?

December 19 held the third debate of the United States Democratic presidential candidates.

USA Today carried out a check of the facts expressed by the claimants, and concluded that not all of them are completely true.

Hillary Clinton said that only 3% of her campaign was funded by contributions "from people working in finance and investing." That's true, but if you factor in the contributions and donations coming into the accounts of outside groups supporting her candidacy, the bankers' and investors' portion of her campaign's finances totals 6%.

Martin O'Malley stated that Senator Bernie Sanders voted against funding research on injuries and deaths from firearms. He did vote like that, but it was 19 years ago. Now Sanders says he supports such funding.

Clinton said ISIS was "playing Donald Trump's videos to recruit more radical jihadists." There is no evidence of this, although experts say it is indeed possible.

Clinton said Republican presidential candidates "don't want to raise the minimum wage." But Rick Santorum supported the increase.

O'Malley recalled that Clinton said big banks "were not responsible for the crash" of 2008. But in December 2007, Clinton said that Wall Street "played a significant role in the current problems, and in particular the housing crisis."

Clinton noted that “every year in the United States, 33 people die from gun violence.” This phrase implies that all 33 thousand deaths are murders, but in fact, 63% of them are suicides.

O'Malley's accusations of Clinton's mutability in the issue of gun control are groundless. It has consistently supported the ban on military weapons and the tightening of rules on sales of firearms.

Previously, the “Forum” gathered The main statements of the candidates at the third debate of the Democrats.