Republican debate: Fact-checking claims made by candidates in second GOP matchup

GOP presidential hopefuls clashed in the second primary debate on Wednesday in occasionally bitter exchanges on the economy, foreign policy, and immigration.

With front-runner Donald Trump absent from the stage, the Republican rivals aimed most of their fire at each other. Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy absorbed many of the blows.

The candidates occasionally relied on misleading arguments to press their points, while others accurately cited their records.

Here is a fact check of the debate.