That makes sense, CNN has been presenting fact-free “news” for years
My takeaway is that CNN wants to be in the entertainment business and not news. They want a piece of Fox’s business. It creates a naked credibility problem for all their reporting where before they had some benefit of doubt.
Pretty much all debates are useless, regardless of the news network or hosts. Nothing useful comes from them except controversy for media exploitation. The most recent one appears to be different in terms of candidate condition, though. It will be interesting to find out what really happened before the debate because something did happen.
If only there was a representative from the opposing party present who could accurately and concisely correct the lies. There should really be two sides present in a national contest like this.
All in a desperate attempt to appear impartial. Which had zero impact, because all the anti-CNN people called them biased after the debate anyway, even though they asked super tame questions and never corrected anyone. They were also saying Biden has an earpiece when he clearly didn’t. I get they are stuck in a hard spot, but there was definitely more room to push back there.
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The fact that Trump just kept spewing lies unimpeded and was never fact checked on his fucking nonsense tells you everything you need to know about what CNN’s “journalistic values” are. Fox News for centrists and “BoTh SiDeS” idiots.
They have a pretty strong right wing faction in their ownership.
Turns out the best defense against fact checking is just to lie about everything.
The Biden campaign agreed to this. His campaign insisted on a lot of rules (like no audience, mic being muted, etc) which they got. Sorry don’t blame CNN for the total Biden meltdown.
I think it’s beyond time to actively boycott CNN
This wasn’t a fact free debate. One candidate did not have any facts.
idk how someone can say ‘after birth abortion’ with a straight fuckin face?
When Trump took credit for the cap on insulin and the mods just sat there.
Stop with this nonsense copium.
Biden had a minute of uninturrepted time for a rebuttal every time Trump spewed lies.
He failed, end of story. And you have to wonder how many backroom deals have been made in order to still keep Biden around in this state, its a huge liability.
CNN abdicated its responsibility.
Jfc, why did Biden team agreed to the rules of the debate then? Why didn’t they ask for on screen and direct fact check during the debate? CNN literally stuck to the debate format that was agreed upon by both Trump and Biden.
This is just trying to blame-shift to distract from how disastrous the debate was. Blame isn’t on CNN, it is on Biden as he was supposed to fact check Trump and he failed to do so for the majority of the debate.
CNN patting themselves on the back post debate pissed me off. They didn’t hold Trump accountable for continually not answering the questions asked and blatantly lying like he always does and then put all the blame on Biden for not fact checking Trump. Additionally it felt like they were very strict in Biden’s time while they let Trump drone on and on with his bull shit (this could be wrong but multiple times they cut Biden off when he was clearly finishing his sentence).
Joe looked bad at the debate. This is a fact.
But the real damage from Trump’s lies as amplified by CNN is just coming to light.
The truth may be too late getting its boots on.
say bye to the US
People criticizing CNN, rather than Biden and his campaign for the worst performance in modern presidential politics are clearly in denial. Biden and his team were chomping at the bit for this debate and this format and it blew up spectacularly in their face. And I’m a Democrat! It was embarrassing self harm by Biden and his team
The users got pretty much what they expected. It’s going to be up to them to decide whether to accept the lies as truth and to decide that electing a potential dictator, whose only reach for acceptability consists of the lies and fabricated “facts” offered by a lesser man and professional liar, is not at all reasonable or acceptable.
Biden should have called them out for not doing their job. And it sucks that he couldn’t be more forceful in rebutting Trump’s bull shit. It was a huge lost opportunity.
Biden was a totally different person the next day at a rally in NC! We need an explanation NOW!!
CNN always fails to step up in situations like this. Always.
Dude honestly, the fact that CNN didn’t give a fuck about the FACTS says a lot about their credibility as a “News” network. Next thing you know they’ll be using the good old “We aren’t really a news station, we just play one on TV” defense. lmao
I’ll never trust CNN again.
The same CNN that hosted his “Town Hall”?
I’m shocked!
CNN is an incompetent shitstorm. Not really a news network.
I thought it was supposed to be fact checked live? I didn’t see a single fact check.
I will never never watch CNN again. Bad as fox news
CNN = Fox. They have been the same for quite some time
I wouldn’t call it fact free. Biden laid out a lot of actual facts. Most people, including the media, didn’t bother to listen. They were too flabbergasted over Biden’s weak physical appearance and voice. And look, Biden’s appearance and voice were disconcerting. I’m not saying they weren’t. But he was at least on point with facts most of the time.
Trump, on the other hand, lied constantly, talked in circles, spewed his verbal diarrhea and the moderators did nothing. This was the key issue, imo.
Why Biden’s team allowed this debate in the first place is beyond me. It was never going to accomplish anything positive.
Cable is dying an ugly death.
Fuck CNN
If you think that ONE debate defines a candidate, you are not thinking.
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That makes sense, CNN has been presenting fact-free “news” for years
My takeaway is that CNN wants to be in the entertainment business and not news. They want a piece of Fox’s business. It creates a naked credibility problem for all their reporting where before they had some benefit of doubt.
Pretty much all debates are useless, regardless of the news network or hosts. Nothing useful comes from them except controversy for media exploitation. The most recent one appears to be different in terms of candidate condition, though. It will be interesting to find out what really happened before the debate because something did happen.
If only there was a representative from the opposing party present who could accurately and concisely correct the lies. There should really be two sides present in a national contest like this.
All in a desperate attempt to appear impartial. Which had zero impact, because all the anti-CNN people called them biased after the debate anyway, even though they asked super tame questions and never corrected anyone. They were also saying Biden has an earpiece when he clearly didn’t. I get they are stuck in a hard spot, but there was definitely more room to push back there.
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The fact that Trump just kept spewing lies unimpeded and was never fact checked on his fucking nonsense tells you everything you need to know about what CNN’s “journalistic values” are. Fox News for centrists and “BoTh SiDeS” idiots.
They have a pretty strong right wing faction in their ownership.
Turns out the best defense against fact checking is just to lie about everything.
The Biden campaign agreed to this. His campaign insisted on a lot of rules (like no audience, mic being muted, etc) which they got. Sorry don’t blame CNN for the total Biden meltdown.
I think it’s beyond time to actively boycott CNN
This wasn’t a fact free debate. One candidate did not have any facts.
idk how someone can say ‘after birth abortion’ with a straight fuckin face?
When Trump took credit for the cap on insulin and the mods just sat there.
Stop with this nonsense copium.
Biden had a minute of uninturrepted time for a rebuttal every time Trump spewed lies.
He failed, end of story. And you have to wonder how many backroom deals have been made in order to still keep Biden around in this state, its a huge liability.
CNN abdicated its responsibility.
Jfc, why did Biden team agreed to the rules of the debate then? Why didn’t they ask for on screen and direct fact check during the debate? CNN literally stuck to the debate format that was agreed upon by both Trump and Biden.
This is just trying to blame-shift to distract from how disastrous the debate was. Blame isn’t on CNN, it is on Biden as he was supposed to fact check Trump and he failed to do so for the majority of the debate.
CNN patting themselves on the back post debate pissed me off. They didn’t hold Trump accountable for continually not answering the questions asked and blatantly lying like he always does and then put all the blame on Biden for not fact checking Trump. Additionally it felt like they were very strict in Biden’s time while they let Trump drone on and on with his bull shit (this could be wrong but multiple times they cut Biden off when he was clearly finishing his sentence).
Joe looked bad at the debate. This is a fact.
But the real damage from Trump’s lies as amplified by CNN is just coming to light.
The truth may be too late getting its boots on.
say bye to the US
People criticizing CNN, rather than Biden and his campaign for the worst performance in modern presidential politics are clearly in denial. Biden and his team were chomping at the bit for this debate and this format and it blew up spectacularly in their face. And I’m a Democrat! It was embarrassing self harm by Biden and his team
The users got pretty much what they expected. It’s going to be up to them to decide whether to accept the lies as truth and to decide that electing a potential dictator, whose only reach for acceptability consists of the lies and fabricated “facts” offered by a lesser man and professional liar, is not at all reasonable or acceptable.
Biden should have called them out for not doing their job. And it sucks that he couldn’t be more forceful in rebutting Trump’s bull shit. It was a huge lost opportunity.
Biden was a totally different person the next day at a rally in NC! We need an explanation NOW!!
CNN always fails to step up in situations like this. Always.
Dude honestly, the fact that CNN didn’t give a fuck about the FACTS says a lot about their credibility as a “News” network. Next thing you know they’ll be using the good old “We aren’t really a news station, we just play one on TV” defense. lmao
I’ll never trust CNN again.
The same CNN that hosted his “Town Hall”?
I’m shocked!
CNN is an incompetent shitstorm. Not really a news network.
I thought it was supposed to be fact checked live? I didn’t see a single fact check.
I will never never watch CNN again. Bad as fox news
CNN = Fox. They have been the same for quite some time
I wouldn’t call it fact free. Biden laid out a lot of actual facts. Most people, including the media, didn’t bother to listen. They were too flabbergasted over Biden’s weak physical appearance and voice. And look, Biden’s appearance and voice were disconcerting. I’m not saying they weren’t. But he was at least on point with facts most of the time.
Trump, on the other hand, lied constantly, talked in circles, spewed his verbal diarrhea and the moderators did nothing. This was the key issue, imo.
Why Biden’s team allowed this debate in the first place is beyond me. It was never going to accomplish anything positive.
Cable is dying an ugly death.
Fuck CNN
If you think that ONE debate defines a candidate, you are not thinking.