During the most recent presidential and vice-presidential debates, the moderator's performed some real-time fact-checks, but only after claims made by Republican candidates. The Democrat candidates either never lied or the mods were running cover for them (we all know which option is correct).
One such "fact-check" moment during the presidential debate happened when Donald Trump said that crime has gone up over the last four years with Biden and Harris in the White House. ABC News' David Muir quickly jumped in on behalf of the Harris campaign:
Flashback: ABC’s @DavidMuir “fact checks” Trump during debate, falsely claims crime is down pic.twitter.com/r4uTckozVq
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 16, 2024
Another great moment in hack "journalism" has aged like milk in the summer sun after some initial data served a helpful narrative purpose for the Democrats:
FBI 'Quietly Revises' Violent Crime Stats
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 16, 2024
https://t.co/4cmpC1UkuV
This (via Mia Cathell at Townhall) sounds a little like when the jobs numbers get revised downward long after the Democrats have bragged about how many jobs were created:
Last year, when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initially issued its "final" nationwide crime data for 2022, the bureau reported that the country's violent crime rate decreased by 2.1 percent. Democrats quickly latched onto this purported percent change to counter Donald Trump's claims that crime is soaring under the Biden-Harris administration.
However, a year later, the FBI has "quietly revised" those numbers, according to a RealClearInvestigations report by crime watchdog Dr. John Lott, correcting the dataset to show that violent crime actually increased in 2022 by 4.5 percent. This means the FBI was way off
The FBI's stealth update was spotted by Real Clear Investigations:
Guess what? Crime isn't down 2.1%, according to the FBI. They just released a "stealth-edit" update: violent crime is actually up 4.5%.https://t.co/hLRWthHKC0
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) October 16, 2024
A correction is needed, and one already would have been made if the "error" favored a Republican talking point, but those errors never do, which means they're not errors.
When does David Muir correct himself on air? https://t.co/LLhYodJMBJ
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 16, 2024
We won't hold our breath.
They never look back do they, finger is always on the scale even when they are wrong.
— MPW280 (@trader280) October 16, 2024
The media knows they have a job to do, and actual "journalism" ain't it.
Waiting for last month’s job report to be revised …. pic.twitter.com/mXdgDhWT2g
— ScyfyLala (@SciFiMom13) October 16, 2024
If that happens it probably won't be until the day after the election.
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