Tuesday’s debate in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race featured multiple claims from Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz that don’t align with the facts.
Over the course of an hour, both candidates in the closely watched race sparred over a range of topics including fracking, crime, and social security.
Accusations of dodging the press
Oz took shots at Fetterman’s health, just five months after he suffered a stroke in May following his primary victory in April.
“You haven’t answered questions from media once on the campaign trail,” Oz said. “Just to show… that you can do it.”
This isn’t entirely true.
Fetterman doesn’t take questions from the media at his campaign events, because of lingering auditory processing issues from his stroke, a campaign spokesman told CNN.
He has participated in scheduled interviews and meetings with various editorial boards. During interviews, he uses closed captioning technology to read the questions, which he also used during the debate.
“[Fetterman’s] been transparent in talking openly about his health with local and national media,” a spokesman told CNN. “While also showing voters how this closed-caption technology helps him communicate more effectively.”
Fetterman and felony murder
Oz claimed that Fetterman wants to release all people convicted of second-degree murder, also known as felony murder.
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