Ahead of the September 1 Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, incumbent Senator Ed Markey and Representative Seth Moulton are set to face off in Boston on August 20 for their third debate.
PolitiFact will provide live fact-checking of the event starting at 8 p.m. EDT in partnership with WCVB-TV, which is cohosting the showdown alongside WBUR-FM and The Boston Globe. This follows our previous coverage and fact-checks of Markey and Moulton’s earlier debates on July 8 and Aug. 3, as well as Moulton’s June 16 appearance against Republican candidate John Deaton.
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