ABC's Jon Karl says Julián Castro was 'just flatly wrong' in his attack on Joe Biden's memory

Jon Karl fact checks Democratic debate
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In his big health care exchange with former Vice President Joe Biden during Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate, Julián Castro cited the fact-checkers to make his case that Biden's plan would leave millions of Americans uninsured. But when Biden said Castro was wrong that, under his plan, you would have to "buy in" to Medicare, Castro suggested Biden was losing his memory.

As they say, live by the fact-check, die by the fact-check.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.