How Linsey Davis Took Down Trump: ABC’s Shocking New Fact-Check Strategy Revealed!

don't forget to subscribe to the channel and like the video thanks in advance ABC News Anor Lindsey Davis acknowledged in a post-debate interview that her approach to factchecking former president Trump was influenced by the earlier CNN debate where President Biden's performance was widely criticized in an interview with the Los Angeles Times Davis explained that she wanted to ensure that Trump's statements weren't left unchallenged by his opponent or moderators as they had been during the June debate between Trump and Biden on CNN Davis wearing pink glasses while speaking to the times over breakfast at the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia mentioned that the decision to fact check the candidates stem from concerns raised after the June 27 CNN debate where Biden's poor showing contributed to his departure from the race the times reported there were concerns that some of Trump's statements were left unchecked as neither Biden nor the moderators disputed them Davis shared in the Wednesday interview the Los Angeles Times pray Davis in the feature calling her a rising star who did not let Trump off the hook in a viral exchange Davis challenged Trump by saying there is no state in this country where it's legal to kill a baby after birth after Trump referenced comments made by former Virginia governor Ralph Northam in 2019 where Northam had discussed potential scenarios involving infants born after failed abortions while the moment was celebrated by many liberals a pro life group called for a correction from ABC News claiming Davis's remarks were completely inaccurate since the debate Davis and her co-moderator David mure have faced criticism for perceived bias towards vice president KLA Harris throughout the debate Trump was fact checked five times whereas Harris was not fact checked at all Trump also pointed out what he saw as bias telling Fox and Friends the following morning it was three against one the whole thing was rigged as I expected despite the accusations Davis maintained that both candidates Were Meant To Be fact checked the times reported Davis and mure prepared thoroughly for the debate reviewing hours of campaign footage and interviews to counter any glaring inaccuracies from the candidates Davis addressed the criticisms of bias by stating that she and mure couldn't catch every single misstatement but the times did not mention why none of Harris's claims were corrected the article also noted that Davis chose to ignore social media backlash having turned off her accounts there's a stereotype that I'm well aware of that I can't be unbiased in covering this election and every day Anonymous Instagram users remind me of it she said

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