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ABC’s debate moderators did what they said was impossible: fact-checking Trump | Margaret Sullivan
The debate was a win for Harris. And, with the help of ABC’s moderators, a better-than-usual night for the truth
They said it couldn’t be done. For years, we’ve heard all the reasons – excuses, really – that presidential debates cannot and should not be fact-checked in real time.
Countering lies is not the job of the moderators, we were told; it is strictly the role of the candidates themselves. Fact-checking would take up too much time and interrupt the flow of the debate, we were told. And what about impartiality? How could moderators be expected to decide whom to challenge with fact checks?
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