Fact-checking the 11th Democratic primary debate

The 11th Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 campaign, hosted by CNN and Univision, only had two candidates, lasted two hours — and often devolved into lengthy debates about the voting records of two men who spent decades in Congress. Here are seven claims that caught our attention. Our practice is not to award Pinocchios in debate roundups.

“This was about saving the banks. And jobs. And those banks paid it back! Bernie voted against the bailout to the automobile industry, too.”

— Former vice president Joe Biden

“No. I did not. Bush later used the bailout money. And the banks [got] hundreds of zero-interest loans.”

— Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

Biden and Sanders traded charges about votes concerning the auto industry bailout. This is a good example of how voters should be wary about claims concerning past votes in the Senate.