Meet the Tennessee man leading Hillary Clinton's fact-check army

Tennessee native Isaac Wright is executive director of Correct the Record, a Washington-based rapid research team that defends Hillary Clinton against political attacks.
(Photo: Photo by Michael Collins/USA TODAY)
Tennessee native Isaac Wright is executive director of Correct the Record, a Washington-based rapid research team that defends Hillary Clinton against political attacks. (Photo: Photo by Michael Collins/USA TODAY)
photo Tennessee native Isaac Wright is executive director of Correct the Record, a Washington-based rapid research team that defends Hillary Clinton against political attacks. (Photo: Photo by Michael Collins/USA TODAY)

WASHINGTON - Before most of the speakers trash-talking Hillary Clinton at the Republican National Convention had even left the stage, Isaac Wright and his small army of fact-checkers were already blasting out real-time rebuttals in Clinton's defense.

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