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Fact Check: MontanaPBS Senate Debate

U.S. Senate candidates Steve Bullock and Steve Daines met in a debate September 28, 2020.
U.S. Senate candidates Steve Bullock and Steve Daines met in a debate September 28, 2020.

Democrat Steve Bullock and Republican Steve Daines met in their second debate in their race for the U.S. Senate earlier this week. Students and professors at the university of Montana school of Journalism did some fact checking for the debate, which was hosted by MontanaPBS. Professor Dennis Swibold helped lead that effort. He shares some of the highlights with Montana Public Radio’s Corin Cates-Carney.

Corin Cates-Carney was the Montana Public Radio news director from early 2020 to mid 2025 after spending more than five years living and reporting across Western and Central Montana.
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