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First Trump-Biden Debate Ends With Many Insults, Little Substance

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden participate in a presidential debate moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace.
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President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden participate in a presidential debate moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace.

Major-party nominees President Trump and Joe Biden debated for the first time Tuesday night in Cleveland, and it was rocky from the start with heated exchanges and much cross-talk. 

Moderator Chris Wallace generally struggled to maintain order as Trump and Biden quickly sparred with each other. Trump often interrupted Biden – and Wallace – while ignoring the rules, and Biden called Trump "the worst president America's ever had." Here are the fact checks and analyses to recap Tuesday's debate.

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