It's that time again.
Time, that is, for the fact checkers to gear up for another debate.
As they did during and the , the news outlets and nonpartisan groups that fact check what's being said are poised. They'll be up and running during tonight's town hall-style debate between President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, which is set to start at 9 p.m. ET.
Who's doing the truth squadding?
-- Politifact.com, which will be tweeting away during the debate ( ) and rounding up the whoppers afterward .
-- FactCheck.org, which is also and plans to be busily tweeting ( ).
-- and .
NPR, which will be streaming and broadcasting starting at 9 p.m. ET, will follow the 90-minute debate with a discussion that includes fact check reports from our correspondents.
Also, NPR social media strategist Andy Carvin is, as always, on Twitter ( ). He'll be watching the truth squads and following the "debate behind the debate" .
Finally, we'll be live blogging during the debate and will look to flag claims that might bear some scrutiny. Then, we'll come back after the debate with a fresh post that rounds up the highlights — and lowlights? — from all those fact checkers.
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