Live Fact-Check: The 2016 Vice Presidential Debate

October 4, 2016

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Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence square off in the vice-presidential debate Tuesday night.
NPR’s politics team, with help from reporters and editors who cover national security, immigration, business, foreign policy and more, is live annotating the debate. Portions of the debate with added analysis are highlighted, followed by context and fact check from NPR reporters and editors.

Live audio coverage begins at 8 p.m. and is available here.

Follow highlights of the debate in NPR’s updating news story at npr.org.

Note: This page will update automatically as the debate proceeds. We will work to correct the transcript as it comes in, but due to the live nature of the event, there may be some discrepancies.