NEW YORK (AP) — There were some exhaustive, independent fact checks of claims made during the CNN debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Trouble was, none of them were available to the millions of people watching the two presidents in real time. That was the result of CNN’s decision ahead of Thursday’s debate that […]
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Fact checks, reaction after Biden, Trump face off
President Biden and former President Donald Trump clashed repeatedly Thursday night in their first debate of the 2024 presidential election. The candidates sparred over numerous topics, including the economy, abortion, immigration and health care costs. Hosted by CNN at the cable network’s studios in Atlanta, the debate featured a new set of rules: there was […]
Presidential debate live updates and fact checks after Biden, Trump face off in historic matchup
President Biden and former President Donald Trump clashed repeatedly Thursday night in their first debate of the 2024 presidential election. The candidates sparred over numerous topics, including the economy, abortion, immigration and health care costs. Hosted by CNN at the cable network’s studios in Atlanta, the debate featured a new set of rules: there was […]
Presidential debate live updates and fact checks as Biden, Trump face off in historic matchup
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are battling it out tonight in their first presidential debate of the 2024 election. The CNN Presidential Debate is underway, and is scheduled to run until around 10:30 p.m. ET. Yahoo News is livestreaming the event right on this page, and we’ll also feature coverage and analysis […]
Judge slams bankrupt Giuliani for ‘troubling fact’ that he can’t keep an accountant
The judge in former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case slammed his failure to comply with deadlines and inability to keep bookkeepers to manage his “mess” of financial records. Giuliani’s bookkeeping was heavily criticized during a three-hour-long hearing in his high-profile Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Judge Sean Lane also heard heated arguments from […]
History Suggests the Crypto Market Is About to Skyrocket Because of This Little-Known Fact
Things in the crypto world are looking up. After a brutal crypto winter, many cryptocurrencies are at or near all-time highs and the future is finally looking bright once again. Yet it’s likely going to get a whole lot brighter for one key reason — central banks around the world are beginning to cut interest […]
Trump’s Strange Nancy Pelosi Claim Draws Instant Fact Check From Her Daughter
A startling claim that former President Donald Trump allegedly made Thursday about yearslong political enemy Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her family received a swift debunking from one of the former House speaker’s daughters, who called the presumptive GOP candidate “unwell, unhinged and unfit.” Trump privately met with Washington’s Republican lawmakers in what was labeled […]
CNN Host Literally Shows Receipts While Brutally Fact Checking GOP Rep
CNN CNN anchor Boris Sanchez came prepared Wednesday during an interview with Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), fact-checking several false claims relating to the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and at one point holding up a blown-up copy of a check that the congressman was referencing to try to make his case. On CNN News […]
Think You Know British American Tobacco? Here’s 1 Little-Known Fact You Shouldn’t Overlook.
The big draw for investors with regard to British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) is its huge dividend, which at the current share price yields 9.5%. The big risk for investors is the ongoing decline of the market for cigarettes, which is British American Tobacco’s biggest business line. That said, you may have missed a subtle […]
Hamas is using people of Gaza as human shields. You can’t avoid that fact.
I have two issues with the op-ed in the Ideas Lab of May 19 (“Student protesters won’t be silent about genocide unfolding in Gaza”). For starters, I should state that I believe there should be an immediate cease fire in Gaza and that the continued loss of civilian life only harms the long-term efforts for […]
BofA CEO Brian Moynihan says both consumers and businesses are ‘slowing things down’—in fact, they’re acting like it’s 2016, a period of ‘very low growth’
Consumers might be squeezed by inflation, but it seems their wallets aren’t tight enough to stop them spending on enjoying a good time. At least, that’s what Brian Moynihan is seeing from the data at Bank of America. But while shoppers are still splurging on experience spending, they’re consciously pulling back on more day-to-day purchases […]
MAGA Idiots Fail to Spin Away Embarrassing Fact on Trump Bronx Rally
Team Trump is up to their old tricks again and falsely claiming a lackluster rally in the Bronx on Thursday drew a crowd of 25,000 supporters. This estimate comically contradicts on-the-ground reports, the NYPD, aerial views, and the laws of physics. But reality is no match for the notoriously anti-factual Trump and his supporters, who […]