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First Presidential debate: Full coverage and fact checks

It was the first time the two candidates faced off on the debate stage after months of tweets and attack ads.
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden will meet during the first presidential debate in Cleveland on Tuesday night.Chelsea Stahl / NBC News

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden faced off on the debate stage Tuesday for the first time.

The 90-minute debate quickly descended into chaos after Trump began to interrupt both Biden and the moderator, Fox News' Chris Wallace. The night didn't get much calmer from there.

Read highlights from Tuesday's debate below:

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Chris Wallace, who moderated Tuesday debate, said Trump showed no signs of ill health

913d ago / 4:59 AM UTC

Biden's debate prep team expected this

913d ago / 4:55 AM UTC

Four takeaways from the first Trump-Biden debate

913d ago / 4:44 AM UTC

Fact-check: Did Trump's trade deals shrink trade deficits with China and Mexico?

913d ago / 4:22 AM UTC

Fact-check: Biden says 'Green New Deal is not my plan.' His plan borrows heavily from it.

913d ago / 4:17 AM UTC

Biden reacts to Proud Boys remark: 'This is Donald Trump's America'

913d ago / 4:12 AM UTC

Twitter users have some ideas for who could moderate the next debate

913d ago / 3:58 AM UTC

The view from Trumpworld tonight

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913d ago / 3:55 AM UTC
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Fact-check: Biden says 1 in 1,000 Black Americans have been killed by coronavirus

913d ago / 3:46 AM UTC
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Fact-check: Did Trump suggest nuking a hurricane? He called that report 'fake news'

913d ago / 3:34 AM UTC

Here’s how the two men who helped Trump prepare for the debate felt about his performance

913d ago / 3:28 AM UTC

Harris denounces Trump's debate performance, says he 'debased' the presidency

913d ago / 3:22 AM UTC

Fact-check: Did Kellyanne Conway say violence and chaos 'help [Trump's] cause?'

913d ago / 3:19 AM UTC

Proud Boys celebrate after Trump's debate callout

913d ago / 3:15 AM UTC

Fact-check: Trump falsely accuses Obama of 'spying' on his 2016 campaign

913d ago / 3:03 AM UTC

Fact-check: Trump overstates job gains made under his administration

913d ago / 3:01 AM UTC

'Train wreck,' 'Dumpster fire': Journalists and pundits give blistering reactions to first debate

913d ago / 2:59 AM UTC

Fact-check: Trump says poll watchers were 'thrown out' in Pennsylvania. What really happened?

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913d ago / 2:51 AM UTC

Wallace struggles to end debate

913d ago / 2:50 AM UTC

Fact-check: Did Obama hand Trump the 'slowest recovery' or a 'booming economy'?

913d ago / 2:44 AM UTC

The candidates on whether they would wait to declare victory

913d ago / 2:39 AM UTC

'Rigged': Trump continues, without evidence, to cast doubt on the 2020 election

913d ago / 2:39 AM UTC

Fact check: Did Trump call veterans 'losers'?

913d ago / 2:37 AM UTC

6 debate topics turned into ... 15

913d ago / 2:34 AM UTC

Trump tries to tie Biden to the Green New Deal, which he does not support

913d ago / 2:31 AM UTC

Harris on family talk

913d ago / 2:29 AM UTC

Fact-check: Biden says violent crime fell under Obama, rose under Trump

913d ago / 2:26 AM UTC

'I don't know Beau': Trump dismisses Biden’s dead son, pivots to attacks on Hunter

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913d ago / 2:25 AM UTC

Analysis: Relying on white supremacist votes

913d ago / 2:24 AM UTC

Fact-check: Did Biden call Black Americans 'superpredators'?

913d ago / 2:22 AM UTC
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Fact-check: Biden says Trump 'paid a total of $750 in taxes'

913d ago / 2:20 AM UTC

Fact-check: Does Trump support cutting police funding?

913d ago / 2:18 AM UTC

Trump portrays Biden as both too tough and too weak on crime

913d ago / 2:18 AM UTC

Trump balks at denouncing white supremacy

913d ago / 2:17 AM UTC

Trump and Biden struggle to stay on topic ... with 15 minutes left

913d ago / 2:15 AM UTC

Fact-check: Trump says he took advantage of a tax code Biden could have fixed

913d ago / 2:10 AM UTC

Biden calls Trump racist

913d ago / 2:10 AM UTC

Fact-check: Trump's attacks on Hunter Biden for foreign business dealings

913d ago / 2:08 AM UTC

Head hurt? You're not alone.

913d ago / 2:06 AM UTC

'Racist' jab from Biden gets no response

913d ago / 2:05 AM UTC

Fact-check: Did Trump lower drug prices?

913d ago / 2:04 AM UTC

What the candidates discussed when it came to race

913d ago / 2:00 AM UTC

Trump's anti-China rhetoric led to a surge in pandemic racism against Asian Americans

913d ago / 1:58 AM UTC

Trump leans on a go-to attack: Hunter Biden

913d ago / 1:56 AM UTC

Fact-check: Trump says 'no negative effects' from his rallies, ignoring Covid-19 cases

913d ago / 1:55 AM UTC

Biden calls Trump the ‘worst president we’ve ever had’

913d ago / 1:54 AM UTC

Shape of economic recovery

913d ago / 1:51 AM UTC

Fact-check: Trump on the Obama administration's response to swine flu

913d ago / 1:49 AM UTC

Trump claims he paid 'millions' in taxes in 2016 and 2017 after New York Times reports he paid $750 each year

913d ago / 1:49 AM UTC

Fact-check: Trump says his pandemic response was 'great.' The U.S. leads in cases and deaths.

913d ago / 1:44 AM UTC

Lots of attacks happening — and we're tracking those, too

913d ago / 1:44 AM UTC

Trump defends his large campaign rallies

913d ago / 1:41 AM UTC

Chris Wallace notes public reluctance to take a coronavirus vaccine

913d ago / 1:41 AM UTC

Less than halfway through, it's not Twitter's favorite debate

913d ago / 1:39 AM UTC

Fact-check: How many people are there in the U.S. with pre-existing conditions?

913d ago / 1:37 AM UTC

Fact-check: Trump says GOP health plans protect people with pre-existing conditions

913d ago / 1:34 AM UTC

Biden: Trump 'panicked' on Covid-19

913d ago / 1:33 AM UTC

Fact-check: Trump mischaracterizes Biden's health care plan

913d ago / 1:31 AM UTC

'Would you shut up, man?': Biden's attempt to stop Trump's interruptions

913d ago / 1:27 AM UTC

Trump family members ignore mandatory mask rule

913d ago / 1:23 AM UTC

Fact-check: Biden says GOP lawsuit 'will strip 20 million people' of their insurance

913d ago / 1:22 AM UTC

In the first 20 minutes, both candidates stay mostly on topic

913d ago / 1:20 AM UTC

Supreme Court debate turns into a health care battle

913d ago / 1:19 AM UTC

Wallace, who wanted to be 'invisible,' spars with Trump

913d ago / 1:10 AM UTC

First question takes on Supreme Court

913d ago / 1:08 AM UTC

Wallace debunks conservative conspiracy theory off the bat

913d ago / 1:06 AM UTC

Debate moderator Chris Wallace isn't like other Fox News hosts

913d ago / 1:06 AM UTC

Who will stay on topic? We're tracking the candidates during the debate

913d ago / 12:52 AM UTC

'Dump Trump': Peaceful protests against the president at first debate

913d ago / 12:48 AM UTC

Here's the vibe inside the hall pre-debate

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913d ago / 12:47 AM UTC

Clinton on Trump: 'His series is about to be canceled'

913d ago / 12:41 AM UTC

Reminder: There are 35 days until the election

913d ago / 12:39 AM UTC
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Analysis: Will Trump cede the incumbent's edge?

913d ago / 12:29 AM UTC

How memorable debate moments shape presidential elections

913d ago / 12:21 AM UTC

Covid-era debates come with a pack of sanitizing wipes

913d ago / 12:12 AM UTC

Everyone on the debate stage tonight is over 70 years old

913d ago / 12:11 AM UTC

Trump on Biden's debate abilities: There's an old tweet for that

913d ago / 12:04 AM UTC

Pence plays Trump's hype man at debate watch party

913d ago / 11:53 PM UTC

Ohio voters speak out ahead of first presidential debate

913d ago / 11:44 PM UTC

Trump allies gather before debate begins

913d ago / 11:40 PM UTC

Trump heads into debate trailing Biden nationally and in key battleground states

913d ago / 11:28 PM UTC

Biden mocks Trump conspiracy theories

913d ago / 11:23 PM UTC

'The clash': Trump, Biden bring very different skills to first debate, experts say

913d ago / 11:17 PM UTC

Protesters in Cleveland decry Tamir Rice shooting

913d ago / 11:09 PM UTC

Trump's team belatedly stopped playing the debate expectations game on Biden's behalf

913d ago / 10:57 PM UTC

Most voters say Trump-Biden debates won't move them. But here's why they could matter.

913d ago / 10:40 PM UTC

Protesters gather outside the debate hall

913d ago / 10:21 PM UTC

ANALYSIS: The soft bigotry of Trump's low expectations may give Biden a debate edge

913d ago / 10:04 PM UTC

Coordinated push of conspiracy theories target Biden hours before debate

913d ago / 9:46 PM UTC

Twitter already buzzing hours before debate

913d ago / 9:34 PM UTC

Here's how the candidates and their teams have prepped for this debate

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913d ago / 9:17 PM UTC

Inside the debate hall: Face masks and social distancing

913d ago / 9:00 PM UTC

Trump and Biden campaigns spar before debate commences

913d ago / 8:40 PM UTC

Trump has arrived at debate site

913d ago / 8:25 PM UTC

Biden releases 2019 tax return ahead of first debate as Trump comes under fire for tax avoidance

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5 things to watch for tonight

913d ago / 6:54 PM UTC

The table is set for Biden to neutralize one of Trump's main attack lines during first debate

913d ago / 6:49 PM UTC

Everything you need to know about the first Trump-Biden face off