fact checking is only an issue if u are a fuckin liar
CBS legend Edward R. Murrow used to say, quoting Winston Churchill, that fairness would not mean giving equal time to Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot. By which he meant journalists have a responsibility to the truth, not to balance both sides. One wonders how Murrow would moderate tonight’s debate…
CBS News Says It Will Be Up To Vance And Walz To Fact-Check Each Other. apnews.com/article/cbs-... ABC showed it could be done. Now, the AP is saying: "CBS News is clearly indicating it wants to take a step back from the heat generated by calling attention to misleading statements by candidates."
When JD Vance and Tim Walz take the stage for next week's vice presidential debate, CBS News says it will be up to the candidates, not the moderators, to fact-check each other.
Q: there's a shortage of 4million homes in the US, and that drives up rent and mortgages. What's your plan to make it more affordable Walz: giving people money Vance: seize land; ethnic cleansing
This difference between the two VP candidates saying that there is much common ground between them is that Tim Walz is naturally empathetic and seeks a shared humanity with people he meets and JD Vance is an oily careerist snake liar who is trying to seem human and hide his basic unpalatability
Again, the Iran nuclear deal was a triumph, and Trump pulling out of it made the world a more dangerous place.
