CBS Says It’s On Vance and Walz to Fact Check Each Other at VP Debate

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CBS News moderators will not fact-check Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz when they host a debate between the two major party vice presidential candidates Tuesday, leaving it up to the two to do it themselves.

The 90-minute debate, helmed by Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan and CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell, will break from ABC's presidential debate held earlier this month when moderators stepped in to challenge false statements by former President Donald Trump.

ABC co-moderators Linsey Davis and David Muir were praised by many for calmly interjecting to point out falsehoods, although conservatives alleged bias since Trump was mostly targeted (Trump has a consistent track record of deliberately making false claims in public appearances).

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