We knew the mainstream media was going to favor Kamala but this is just crazy!
In the recent presidential debate held on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump faced a barrage of fact-checks from ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, while Vice President Kamala Harris was largely left unchallenged. This debate, which took place in Philadelphia, saw Trump, the 78-year-old Republican candidate, repeatedly corrected by the moderators on topics including abortion, crime, and immigration. Conversely, Harris, at 59, was given a free pass despite making several misleading claims.
Trump has criticized ABC News and the moderators for what he perceives as a “rigged” and “unfair” debate, describing it as a “three on one” scenario. His frustration highlights the perceived bias in how the debate was handled, with him being subjected to intense scrutiny while Harris’s inaccuracies went unaddressed.
Below is a fact check of all of the lies Kamala Harris told that the ABC debate moderators let her get away with:
One significant falsehood from Harris was her claim that there were no U.S. military personnel actively engaged in combat zones. She stated, “Right now, there isn’t 1 member of the U.S. military who is on active duty in a war zone in the world, the very first time this century.” In reality, U.S. troops remain stationed in Iraq, Syria, and several African nations, assisting local forces in combatting terrorism.
On abortion, Harris asserted that a Trump re-election would lead to a national abortion ban. Trump has never proposed such a federal ban; rather, he has consistently supported leaving abortion regulations to individual states.
Additionally, Harris repeated the false claim that Trump referred to “very fine people” on both sides of the Charlottesville rally in 2017. Fact-checkers, including Snopes, have clarified that Trump’s comments were misinterpreted and that he specifically condemned neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
Finally, Harris attempted to link Trump to “Project 2025,” a right-wing policy blueprint authored by the Heritage Foundation. Trump denied any connection to the document, which outlines recommendations for a future Republican administration, emphasizing that he has neither read nor endorsed it.
The debate highlighted a troubling discrepancy in how candidates are fact-checked, raising concerns about media bias and the fairness of the political discourse.