CBS News: No Fact-Checking At Walz/Vance Debate

The Associated Press reports:

CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign’s third debate, says it will be up to the politicians — not the moderators — to check the facts of their opponents.

The 90-minute debate, scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday in a Manhattan studio that once hosted the children’s program “Captain Kangaroo,” will be moderated by the outgoing “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell and “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan.

During ABC’s debate between presidential contenders Kamala Harris and Donald Trump earlier this month, network moderators on four occasions pointed out inaccurate statements by Trump, and none by Harris. That infuriated the former president and his supporters, who complained it was unfair.

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CBS News Says It Will Be Up To Vance And Walz To Fact-Check Each Other. https://t.co/nhQNlp7HEG

ABC showed it could be done. Now:

“CBS News is clearly indicating it wants to take a step back from the heat generated by calling attention to misleading statements by candidates.”

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) September 29, 2024