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Mona Pereth
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14 Sep 2024, 12:21 am

Fact Checking The Trump-Harris Debate by Leeja Miller



Everyone, in this thread, feel free to post links to other resources (text or video) fact-checking the debate, or commenting on the factuality (or not) of specific parts thereof, on either side.


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14 Sep 2024, 2:30 am

Politifact wrote:
It started off friendly. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shook hands to start their first presidential debate Sept. 10 in Philadelphia.

But the amicable vibes faded fast as Trump and Harris sparred over topics including abortion and immigration.

The fiery debate was hosted by ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, who sometimes interjected to fact-check answers to questions.

Harris often directly addressed Trump while replying to moderators’ questions; he stared straight ahead. Harris attacked Trump’s criminal conviction in New York and other indictments after he spoke about crime during the Biden administration.

Moments after the debate ended, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift said on Instagram that she would be voting for Harris.

Here’s how the candidates’ answers stood up to the facts.


 Fact-checking the Trump-Harris debate 


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14 Sep 2024, 2:34 am

YouTube video; view at your own risk:


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14 Sep 2024, 3:19 am

Fnord wrote:
YouTube video; view at your own risk:


No.

Its not a "You Tube video".

It's a C-Span Video.

C-Span using YouTube as a platform.

C-Span being a non-profit cable TV service for the U.S. Congress.

So there is no more "risk" to watching it than reading something from a book in the Library of Congress.