Top 5 lies Hillary Clinton told at last night’s debate

BPR: In order to make her case to the American people Monday at the first presidential debate, Hillary Clinton had to resort to some tricks — stretching the truth, changing the narrative and outright lying.

Here are her five biggest whoppers of the evening — and of her campaign.

1. Iran was weeks away from a nuclear bomb

“With respect to Iran, when I became secretary of state, Iran was weeks away from having enough nuclear material to form a bomb,” Clinton claimed, in an obvious attempt to puff up her own chops.

She became secretary of state nearly eight years ago — no sign of a nuke yet. And there was none at the time, according to NBC News foreign correspondent and MSNBC anchor Ayman Mohyeldin.

Clinton claims Iran was “weeks away” from a nuclear bomb. No intelligence estimate from any country supports that. Wrong #debatenight

— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) September 27, 2016

2. Clinton claimed that “tuition-free” and “debt-free” are one and the same

“I think building the middle class, investing in the middle class, making college debt free so more young people can get their education. Helping people refinance their tax — their debt from college at a lower rate.”

The Associated Press caught the former secretary of state on that particular whopper.

“Clinton has proposed making college tuition free for in-state students who go to a public college or university,” The AP reported. “But tuition free doesn’t equate to debt free. Under her plan, the government would pay for in-state tuition at public colleges and universities for students from families earning less than $125,000 a year. That would leave students still bearing the cost of room and board, which makes up more than half of the average $18,943 sticker price at a four-year public university, according to the College Board.”

Furthermore, The AP noted that Clinton’s tuition-free proposal would result in higher tuition costs, compounding the problem.

“Experts worry about other effects: Will colleges raise tuition once the government starts paying, increasing the cost to taxpayers? Will more students flock to public colleges because of the subsidy, also raising costs?”

3. Clinton denied her role in campaigning for the Trans-Pacific Partnership while secretary of state

Clinton tried to wiggle her way out of this one several times Monday night.