“(Amy Klobuchar) did prosecute a black teenager who was sentenced to life in prison, despite what are now serious doubts about the evidence.”
Chuck Todd
MSNBC anchor. during the Democratic debate in Las Vegas. Claim dated 19 Feb 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisAP report raises concerns
In short
Chuck Todd (MSNBC anchor) made this claim around 19 February 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 February 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “AP report raises concerns”.
Chuck Todd has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 1 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
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