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** FactChecking the Democratic Convention
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For four days and nights, we tracked every word spoken at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

What we found were familiar claims from familiar people, notably President Joe Biden, who emptied out his 2024 campaign playbook for perhaps the last time.

On the first night, Biden, who ended his campaign on July 21, made nearly a dozen claims, which we fact-checked, while touting his accomplishments and taking shots at the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump.

On the second night of the convention, which featured former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as the headliners, fact-based claims took a back seat to hopeful pronouncements about the future. We still found some political spin, including from Barack Obama, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

The last two nights belonged to the nominees, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz.

Here's our coverage of the historic convention that nominated the first Black woman as the nominee of a major party:

Opening Night of the Democratic National Convention ([link removed])

Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention ([link removed])

Third Night of the Democratic Convention ([link removed])

Final Night of the Democratic National Convention ([link removed])
HOW WE KNOW
When former President Bill Clinton said he triple-checked a statistic that 50 million jobs were added under Democratic presidents, while just 1 million were added under Republican presidents since 1989, we turned to the Bureau of Labor Statistics to crunch the numbers for ourselves. That stat is correct, including nearly 23 million jobs under Clinton alone. But it’s a bit cherry-picked and is greatly influenced by factors outside a president’s control. Read more ([link removed]) .
FEATURED FACT
An October 2020 report issued by Minnesota state Senate committees controlled by Republicans said that, throughout Minnesota during the riots over George Floyd's murder, there was an estimated $500 million in property damage, including more than 1,500 businesses and buildings that were burned. There also were more than 160 fires, some which were investigated as arson, according to news reports. Read more ([link removed]) .
WORTHY OF NOTE
Our coverage of the Democratic convention was republished by more than 40 news outlets, including the Baltimore Sun ([link removed]) , Roll Call ([link removed]) and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ([link removed]) .

The Post-Gazette is our latest partner and will carry our election coverage throughout the rest of the 2024 campaign.
REPLY ALL

Reader: Is it true that Planned Parenthood partnered with the DNC to have a mobile abortion clinic setup outside the DNC this week?

FactCheck.org Staff Writer D'Angelo Gore: A branch of Planned Parenthood did operate a mobile health clinic near the site of the Democratic National Convention -- but it was not a collaboration with the DNC.

Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, which is based in the St. Louis area, previously announced ([link removed]) that it would provide free vasectomies, medication abortion and emergency contraception when its mobile clinic traveled to Chicago's West Loop neighborhood on Aug. 19 and Aug. 20. All services except emergency contraception were available by appointment only.

In a press release ([link removed]) , Planned Parenthood Great Rivers said: "Meeting patients where they are by offering the mobile clinic’s services in busy areas is yet another continuation of Planned Parenthood’s unending efforts to improve accessibility and expand services for Illinois residents. It is also another way to address the influx of patients coming to Illinois for care as surrounding states continue to enact severe restrictions on reproductive care, including extreme abortion bans."

As for sponsors, the press release said that the health care services were being provided "at no cost in partnership with Chicago Abortion Fund and the Wieners Circle," a nonprofit ([link removed]) and food vendor ([link removed]) , respectively. There was no mention of the DNC.


** Wrapping Up
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Here's what else we've got for you this week:
* "Walz Twists Some Labor Claims ([link removed]) ": Delivering remarks at a labor union conference in California, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stretched the facts with several labor-related claims.
* "Bird Flu Pandemic Preparedness Activities Are Not Evidence of a Conspiracy ([link removed]) ": The circulation of H5N1 bird flu in animals and limited infections in humans have motivated flu preparedness activities, such as stockpiling vaccines. Social media posts have baselessly implied that these efforts are evidence that a new laboratory-derived version of the virus is going to cause a pandemic — or even that there is a conspiracy to release bird flu from a lab.
* "How Walz Responded to Riots in Minnesota After the Death of George Floyd ([link removed]) ": For years, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been criticized by some for his response to riots in his state after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020. That criticism picked up again this month when Vice President Kamala Harris chose Walz to be her running mate on the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket. Here we provide a brief timeline of events.
* "Trump Misleads on the Cost of Electric Vehicle Chargers ([link removed]) ": In recent speeches, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Biden administration has spent $9 billion to build only eight electric vehicle charging stations — or even, just eight chargers. That’s not accurate.
* "Post Shares Bogus Lara Trump Quote about Use of Celine Dion Song ([link removed]) ": The Trump campaign showed a video of Celine Dion singing the theme from “Titanic” at a rally in Montana, sparking a rebuke from Dion for unauthorized use of the video. A post on Threads then shared a fake quote from Lara Trump responding to Dion saying, “We don’t give a damn” and “I’ll sing the song myself.” The quote originated on a satirical X account.

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