(CNN) The Democratic Party gathered in Philadelphia on Monday for the first night of its convention, and CNN's Reality Check Team put the speakers' statements and assertions to the test.

The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the speeches and selected key statements, rating them true; mostly true; true, but misleading; false; or it's complicated.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders

Reality Check: Sanders on party platform opposing Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Kate Grise, CNN

Sanders touted the compromises made between his camp and Clinton's in the Democratic Party platform during his speech.

"It (the Democratic Party's platform) also calls for strong opposition to job-killing free trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership," he said.

There is no specific opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the platform.

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The platform lays out certain standards that Democrats "believe must be applied to all trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)." These include cracking down on unfair and illegal subsidies from other countries, promoting innovation, keeping the Internet open and free and protecting the environment, food safety and health of American citizens and those in other countries.

However, the platform stops short of denouncing the TPP altogether, as Sanders and his supporters were hoping for.

As CNN reported earlier this month , the party avoided a potentially embarrassing situation for President Barack Obama, whose administration has spent most of his two terms negotiating the massive 12-nation trade deal, by keeping explicit opposition to the TPP out of the platform.

Verdict: False.

Reality Check: Sanders on the disappearing middle class

By Ali Foreman, CNN

Sanders bowed out of his battle with the Democratic National Committee to focus on what he has called "the war on the middle class." The former presidential hopeful boiled down the 2016 race, saying, "This election is about ending the 40-year decline of our middle class, the reality that 47 million men, women and children live in poverty."

Sanders' claim about the number of Americans living below the poverty line is true. His implication, however, that a shrinking middle class caused that number is misleading.

Income gains have caused rippling changes in every economic class. A new Urban Institute Report showed a nation climbing up the economic ladder -- and a lower class that is shrinking.

From 1979 to 2014, the middle class has decreased from 38.8% of the population to 32%. The lower middle and lower classes saw similar declines. And while these groups now control significantly less of the country's income, that doesn't mean the poor are getting poorer. Instead, previous middle class Americans are moving up the economic chain -- resulting in a thriving upper middle class

It should be noted these results are not surprising, largely because the institute held fixed income ranges needed to be in a class, adjusting only for inflation. At the same time, however, report author Stephen Rose has commented that the standard of living has gone up for nearly all Americans. Multiple-car families are now considerably more common and American homes are growing in square footage.

Seeing as middle class Americans aren't only moving down, but up, Sanders' claim went sideways.

Verdict: True, but misleading.

Reality Check: Sanders on minimum wage

By Lisa Rose, CNN

Sanders said Trump wants to reduce the minimum wage.

"He does not support raising the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour," the Vermont senator said. "While Donald Trump believes in huge tax breaks for billionaires, he believes that states should actually have the right to lower the minimum wage below $7.25."

Trump has not said that the $7.25 minimum wage is too high. In fact, he expressed sympathy for those who are struggling in low-paying jobs.

"I have seen what's going on and I don't know how people make it on $7.25," Trump said on "Meet the Press" in May. "With that being said, I would like to see an increase of some magnitude, but I'd rather leave it to the states. Let the states decide."

Sanders isn't completely off the mark. Trump did make a comment during an autumn debate, "Taxes too high, wages too high, we're not going to be able to compete against the world."

The business mogul and McDonald's devotee later clarified his remark via Twitter. "Wages (in our) country are too low, good jobs are too few, and people have lost faith in our leaders."

Because Trump has said wages should remain the same or go up, we rate Sanders' claim as false.

Editor's Note: This Reality Check has been updated with additional detail to support our verdict.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Reality Check: Trump being 'excited' for 2008 recession

By Sonam Vashi, CNN

Warren castigated Trump, alleging that he "said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap."

In 2007, Trump told the Globe and Mail that he predicted that the housing bubble would burst soon, albeit in a mild version. "People have been talking about the end of the cycle for 12 years, and I'm excited if it is," he said in that interview. "I've always made more money in bad markets than in good markets."

And in a 2006 audiobook from Trump University called "How to Build a Fortune," Trump was asked a question about "gloomy predictions that the real estate market is heading for a spectacular crash."

Trump replied, "I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy."

"If there is a bubble burst, as they call it, you know you can make a lot of money," he added. "If you're in a good cash position -- which I'm in a good cash position today -- then people like me would go in and buy like crazy."

When Clinton used those comments in an ad in May, Trump defended them, saying , "I'm a businessman, that's what I'm supposed to do. I feel badly for everybody. What am I going to do? I'm in business."

Trump wasn't specifically referring to the 2008 financial crash in his remarks, which were made a year or two before the crisis hit. And neither Trump nor many economic experts predicted the severity of the crash or the following recession. For taking Trump's remarks almost completely out of context, Warren's claim is false.

Reality Check: The achievements of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By Laura Koran, CNN

Warren, a hero to progressives, heralded the achievements of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the government agency tasked with protecting the interests of American consumers that was put into place in 2011 following the financial crisis.

"Five years later," Warren gushed, "that consumer agency has returned $11 billion dollars to families who were cheated."

Warren isn't just a fan of the CFPB. As a Harvard professor, author and longtime consumer advocate, she worked with the Obama administration to create it.

But has Warren's brainchild, led by Director Richard Cordray, yielded the returns she claims?

The $11 billion figure is seen in CFPB documents and independent reviews . It represents payouts and debt forgiveness the CFPB has secured through various enforcement actions against financial institutions and other organizations.

For example, in 2012, they secured an $85 million refund for American Express customers for deceptive practices, including illegal late fees.

review by the University of Utah found 90% of that consumer relief "was awarded in CFPB cases in which the bank or other financial company illegally deceived consumers," and 90% "was awarded in cases where the CFPB collaborated with other state or federal law enforcement partners."

True. In fact, the number is slightly higher. And it's Verdict:. In fact, the number is slightly higher. And it's growing along with the agency's caseload.

First Lady Michelle Obama

Reality Check: Obama on White House history

By Kate Grise, CNN

"I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves," the first lady said.

Was the White House really built by slaves?

In short, yes. According to the White House Historical Association, "The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two slave states -- Virginia and Maryland -- ultimately influenced the acquisition of laborers to construct its public buildings."

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According to the association, the D.C. commissioners planned to import workers from Europe, but recruitment numbers were low and in the end, most of the laborers that built the White House were African Americans -- both enslaved and free.

There are payrolls from the time that show the government itself did not own slaves but paid their masters for the slaves' labor, according to the association. Slaves quarried and cut stone for the walls, among other jobs. The work force included white laborers from the area and immigrants from Ireland, Scotland and other European nations.

Verdict: True.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

Reality Check: Trump says wages are too high

By Sonam Vashi, CNN

Trumka ran through a litany of complaints against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. "He actually said our wages were too high, not just once but repeatedly," Trumka said. "Donald Trump isn't the solution to America's problems; he is the problem."

At a November debate, in a response to a question about raising the minimum wage, Trump said, "Taxes too high, wages too high, we're not going to be able to compete against the world. I hate to say it, but we have to leave it the way it is."

The next day, the GOP candidate repeated that statement on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." When pressed on whether the federal minimum wage is livable, he said, "Our taxes are too high. Our wages are too high. We have to compete with other countries."

But the next day, on Fox News, Trump walked it back a bit. "Whether it's taxes or wages, if they're too high, we're not going to be able to compete with other countries," he said. Since last fall, he has reiterated the idea that Americans should "get more" in wages. Maybe Trump was referring to a point where wages are just right.

Trump did repeat the statement that he thought wages were too high, even though he later shifted his position. For that, Trumka's claim is mostly true.

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey

CNN Reality Check: Trump on offshoring jobs

By Ali Foreman, CNN

Casey relied on some old moves to land some fresh blows, attacking Trump's foreign manufacturing.

"Donald Trump says he stands for workers and that he'll put America first, but that's not how he conducted himself in business," Casey said. "Where are his 'tremendous' Trump products made? Dress shirts -- Bangladesh. Furniture -- Turkey. Picture frames -- India. Wine glasses -- Slovenia. Neck ties -- China."

Armed with an international laundry list of outsourcing, former Democratic and Republican candidates alike have accused Trump of seeking cheaper labor abroad. A CNN investigation from the primary season reported that Trump and his businesses offshored jobs to multiple countries, including China and Bangladesh.

The Trump campaign responded to inquiries in a statement, falsely claiming that currency manipulation in China made it "nearly impossible to compete and manufacture these products in America."

We rate Casey's first claim as true.

But Casey damaged his own credibility when he claimed, "The man who wants to make America great doesn't make anything in America."

Trump built six hotels, 11 golf courses and 24 other properties in the US that indicate otherwise. Casey nearly got a Trump property in his own state when the Pennsylvania Trump Tower was in the works. Guess he'll just have to settle for the Trump National Golf Club Philadelphia -- which is in New Jersey.

The verdict on Casey's second claim: false.

Eva Longoria

Reality Check: The changing Mexican border

By Kate Grise, CNN

"If you know your history, Texas used to be part of Mexico," Longoria said. "Now, I'm ninth generation American. My family never crossed a border, the border crossed us."

In the early 1820s, Mexico won its independence from Spain and the newly independent country included the modern-day Texas, according to the Bullock Texas State History Museum. Mexico encouraged foreign settlers to come to the unified Mexican state "Coahulia y Tejas," and Stephen F. Austin founded a new colony with 300 families.

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" Hide Caption 5 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Clinton acknowledges the crowd before her speech. Hide Caption 6 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Clinton's husband, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, applauds along with their daughter, Chelsea. Hide Caption 7 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Clinton is the first woman in U.S. history to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party. "It's true," she said in her speech, "I sweat the details of policy -- whether we're talking about the exact level of lead in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan; the number of mental health facilities in Iowa; or the cost of your prescription drugs. ... Because it's not just a detail if it's your kid, if it's your family. It's a big deal. And it should be a big deal to your President." Hide Caption 8 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Clinton gives a thumbs-up to the crowd. 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Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to trust you with our future. Let me ask you: Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy." Hide Caption 14 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks at the convention on Thursday. Hide Caption 15 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks to the crowd at the Wells Fargo Center. Hide Caption 16 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Delegates cheer on Thursday. Hide Caption 17 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention LGBT rights activist Sarah McBride takes the stage. Hide Caption 18 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Delegates hold up signs in support of presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Hide Caption 19 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Clinton and U.S. President Barack Obama wave to the crowd Wednesday after Obama gave a speech. Hide Caption 20 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Obama and Clinton hug after Obama's speech. Hide Caption 21 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Obama and Clinton acknowledge the crowd. Hide Caption 22 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Clinton points to Obama as she walks on stage after his speech. Hide Caption 23 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Delegates stand as Obama speaks. Hide Caption 24 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention "This year, in this election, I'm asking you to join me -- to reject cynicism, reject fear, to summon what's best in us; to elect Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States, and show the world we still believe in the promise of this great nation," Obama said. Hide Caption 25 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Obama told the crowd at the Wells Fargo Center that he is "more optimistic about the future of America than ever before." He contrasted it with the "pessimistic vision" of America he heard during the Republican convention last week. "There were no serious solutions to pressing problems -- just the fanning of resentment, and blame, and anger, and hate," he said. Hide Caption 26 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Obama said Clinton is more ready than he was to become President. "For four years, I had a front-row seat to her intelligence, her judgment and her discipline," Obama said, referring to her stint as secretary of state. Hide Caption 27 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention The crowd welcomes Obama. Hide Caption 28 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine, waves to the crowd along with his wife, Anne Holton, after giving a speech on Wednesday. Hide Caption 29 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention During his speech, Kaine said: "Hillary Clinton and I are compañeros del alma. We share this belief: Do all the good you can. And serve one another. Pretty simple. That's what I'm about. That's what you're about. That's what Bernie Sanders is about. That's what Joe Biden is about. That's what Barack and Michelle Obama are about. And that's what Hillary Clinton is about." Hide Caption 30 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Delegates hold posters during Kaine's speech. Hide Caption 31 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Kaine comes out to the stage on Wednesday. Hide Caption 32 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, right, cheers during the speech of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Hide Caption 33 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention "I understand the appeal of a businessman President. But Trump's business plan is a disaster in the making," said Bloomberg, an independent. He said the Republican nominee is a "risky, reckless, and radical choice." Hide Caption 34 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention U.S. Vice President Joe Biden also went after Trump, saying "this guy doesn't have a clue about the middle class -- not a clue. Actually, he has no clue, period." Hide Caption 35 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Biden walks to the podium before delivering his speech. Hide Caption 36 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention A delegate wears a Bernie Sanders mask on Wednesday. Sanders finished second to Clinton in the presidential primaries. Hide Caption 37 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Broadway performers sing "What the World Needs Now Is Love" on Wednesday. Hide Caption 38 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords waves to the audience before speaking on Wednesday. Hide Caption 39 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention People hold up prints that pay respect to those who were killed in the Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting of June 2015. Two survivors of the shooting were speaking to the crowd. Hide Caption 40 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention A delegate wears stickers in support of Clinton. Hide Caption 41 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is escorted to the podium by his wife, Landra, on Wednesday. Hide Caption 42 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Clinton appears live on a video screen Tuesday night. Just a few hours earlier, she officially became the party's presidential nominee. She is the first woman to lead a major party's presidential ticket. "I can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet," she told the crowd. Hide Caption 43 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Actress Meryl Streep addresses the crowd before Clinton's video message. Streep said Clinton will be the first female President of the United States, "but she won't be the last." Hide Caption 44 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Former U.S. President Bill Clinton waves to the crowd before giving a speech on Tuesday. Hide Caption 45 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention The former President told the crowd about how he met his wife for the first time. He also called her "the best damn change-maker I've ever met in my entire life." Hide Caption 46 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Bill Clinton arrives on stage to give his speech. In his speech, he portrayed his wife as a woman who tirelessly ran a family and a career. "She always wants to move the ball forward," he said. "That is just who she is." Hide Caption 47 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright waves to the crowd after speaking on Tuesday. Hide Caption 48 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean re-enacts his infamous "Dean Scream" during his speech. Hide Caption 49 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Actresses America Ferrera, right, and Lena Dunham walk on stage to deliver remarks. Hide Caption 50 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Florida delegate Bernard Jennings holds a cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton over the face of his young son Ethan on Tuesday. Hide Caption 51 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention "Mothers of the Movement" -- mothers whose unarmed children have been killed by law enforcement or due to gun violence -- take the stage Tuesday. Hide Caption 52 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Actress Elizabeth Banks walks onto the stage Tuesday. 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"I understand that many people here in this convention hall and around the country are disappointed about the final results of the nominating process," Sanders said. "I think it's fair to say that no one is more disappointed than I am. But to all of our supporters -- here and around the country -- I hope you take enormous pride in the historical accomplishments we have achieved." Hide Caption 60 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Sanders spoke out against Republican nominee Donald Trump and said Clinton must become President. "If you don't believe this election is important, if you think you can sit it out, take a moment to think about the Supreme Court justices that Donald Trump would nominate and what that would mean to civil liberties, equal rights and the future of our country," Sanders said. Hide Caption 61 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Sanders acknowledges the crowd at the Wells Fargo Center. 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But you can't love your country without loving your countrymen and countrywomen," he said. Hide Caption 66 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Singer Paul Simon performs "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Hide Caption 67 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Delegates hold up signs Monday. Hide Caption 68 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention U.S. Sen. Al Franken appears on stage with comedian Sarah Silverman. Franken, of course, has a comedic background as well, having once starred on "Saturday Night Live." Hide Caption 69 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Anastasia Somoza, an advocate for people with disabilities, comes out to speak. Hide Caption 70 of 76 Photos: The Democratic National Convention Former pro basketball players Jason Collins, left, and Jarron Collins wave to the crowd. Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA, said he told the Clintons about his sexual orientation before coming out publicly. 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These new settlers, however, did not see themselves as Mexican nationals, but rather as "Texians." Texans wanted statehood and self-rule, but Mexico was not ready to give up their hold on the territory. In 1835, the Texas Revolution began, and by 1836, Texas declared, and later won, independence. The Republic of Texas was formed and elected Sam Houston president.

Texas was admitted to the United States in December 1845, and a border dispute over the southern border of Texas (and the United States) broke out with the Mexicans resulting in the US-Mexican war. In February 1848, the two countries signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago, establishing the border between the United States and Mexico that looked like the one know today.

Longoria is correct in saying that the border between the two countries has changed. Texas was once a part of Mexico and it is true that many settlers who lived in the state found themselves annexed by the United States, but only after Texans declared their own independence from Mexico.

We give Longoria's true history lesson an A+.

Nevada state Sen. Pat Spearman

Reality Check: Trump's LGBT positions

By Lisa Rose, CNN

Spearman said Trump opposes same-sex marriage despite his promise that he would be a protector of the LGBT community during his speech at the Republican National Convention.

"He is against marriage equality and he has said he is all for overturning it," said Spearman.

Actually, Trump hasn't said that he opposes same-sex marriage. During a "Fox News Sunday" interview in January, Trump said he was surprised by the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. He then said that it's a states rights issue. He finally concluded that he would maybe consider picking judges who would reverse the decision.

"This is a very surprising ruling," Trump said. "I can see changes coming down the line, frankly. But I would have much preferred that they ruled at a state level and allowed the states to make those rulings themselves."

Trump was pressed to be more specific, asked repeatedly whether he would appoint justices to overturn the ruling.

"I would strongly consider that, yes," said Trump.

Over the past six months, Trump hasn't clarified his position, although his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, famously signed a religious liberty bill in Indiana last year.

Because Spearman said Trump is "all for" overturning same-sex marriage, when his opinion is not all that clear, our verdict is false.