Leading up to Election Day on Tuesday, November 3, Almanac will run a bi-weekly FactCheck.org roundup. Here are some of the latest stories:

Mnuchin Spins Pre-COVID Path to Debt Reduction (September 10, 2020)  An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office contradicts Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s claim that before COVID-19 hit, the U.S. was experiencing “extraordinary” economic growth that “would pay down the debt over time.”

Trump’s Deceptive Comparison of the Coronavirus to the Flu (September 9, 2020)  Here’s what the president said in public remarks, interviews and tweets from January 22 through March, often likening the novel coronavirus to the flu as a way of downplaying the danger.

Q&A on Coronavirus Vaccines (September 4, 2020) An overview of the vaccine development efforts underway and answer some questions about the testing process, the likelihood and timing of a vaccine in the U.S., and what to expect from a COVID-19 vaccine.

Trump’s Bad Advice for Mail-In Voters (September 4, 2020) Elections officials and voting experts say President Donald Trump gave bad advice when he encouraged mail-in voters to show up at polling places on Election Day and cast an in-person ballot if poll workers can’t confirm that their mail-in ballot was received.

Biden Misleads on Preexisting Conditions (September 1, 2020) Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden claimed President Trump’s effort in court to nullify the Affordable Care Act would “take 100 million people with preexisting conditions and move them in a direction where they can’t get coverage.” They wouldn’t all lose coverage, as the claim suggests, barring highly unlikely circumstances.

CDC Did Not ‘Admit Only 6%’ of Recorded Deaths from COVID-19 (September 1, 2020) The CDC hasn’t drastically reduced the number of deaths attributable to COVID-19, but that bogus claim has been circulating widely—boosted by President Trump.