Here Are All of Trump’s Wild Debate Falsehoods That Went Unchecked
During Tuesday night's presidential debate, Donald Trump made at least 30 false claims—and he got away with most of them, in spite of the ABC News anchors' robust fact-checking of the president in real time.
The moderators stepped in four times to correct the record on the former president’s more outlandish claims during his wild showdown with Kamala Harris, including his assertion that illegal immigrants are eating pets and that Democrats support killing babies after they are born. They also flagged his claim that “crime is through the roof,” pointing out data showing violent crime has fallen.
Trump spent much of Wednesday ranting and raving against ABC News on his social media platform Truth Social, posting in rapid-fire succession links from far-right news sources siding with the former president, who said he got a “rigged deal” from the network. He told Fox News the moderators were “correcting everything” he said while letting Harris off scot-free. Why? “Because they’re dishonest," he said.