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Why the debate moderators checked out the Springfield story before the debate [View all]
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Norman Ornstein
Not even about the debate. JD Vance had already spread this vile racist lie started by neo-Nazis. Every responsible news organization wanted to check it out.
Not even about the debate. JD Vance had already spread this vile racist lie started by neo-Nazis. Every responsible news organization wanted to check it out.
James Surowiecki
I don't understand the supposed conspiracy here. Everyone knew Trump was going to tell the fake story about people eating cats - I tweeted earlier that day about the fact that he was going to bring it up. So of course ABC wanted to check to see if the story was true.
The genesis of the lie: 'It just exploded': Springfield woman claims she never meant to spark false rumors about Haitians
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