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Watch live: Last presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden with live fact-checking

The debate will be hosted by Belmont University in Nashville, and NBC News’ Kristen Welker will serve as moderator.

By USA TODAY

Combination of pictures created on September 29, 2020 shows Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and US President Donald Trump speaking during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020. — The presidential debate Thursday night marks the last match-up between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

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The final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is Thursday at 8 p.m. CT in Nashville, Tennessee.

The debate marks the second showdown between Trump and Biden after Trump’s decision to back out of the Oct. 15 debate set off a furious back and forth between the two campaigns on the debate schedule and formats. Trump and Biden ultimately hosted dueling town halls on Oct. 15 on NBC and ABC.

The debate will be hosted by Belmont University in Nashville, and NBC News’ Kristen Welker will serve as moderator.

USA TODAY will have a team of journalists on hand to watch the debate, which you can watch here. On screen during the live broadcast, they’ll display facts and context from their extensive news reporting as Trump and Biden debate.

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