Fact Checking the ABC News Trump-Harris Debate

Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris made many claims in their first debate hosted by ABC News (Lean Left bias), drawing media fact checks.

From the Left: CNN Fact Check (Left bias) led its coverage by saying Trump “delivered a staggering quantity and variety of false claims, some of which were egregious lies,” while “Harris was far more accurate than Trump,” only making one false claim. CNN labeled many of Trump’s claims as false, while many of Harris’ were “misleading” or in need of context. The claim CNN found to be false from Harris was when she said Trump left office “with the worst unemployment rate since the Great Depression.”

From the Center: Reuters (Center bias) examined 12 claims from the candidates. Of Trump’s claim that Harris was Biden’s “border czar,” Reuters said it was “missing context” because it “was never an official title and Harris was never strictly overseeing the southern border.” Conversely, CNN rated Trump’s claim that Harris was the “border czar” as “false.” The Daily Signal (Right bias) did not examine the claim.

From the Right: The Daily Signal examined many claims, including several comments regarding stories Democrats have angled against Trump in the past. One of the most viral moments of last night’s debate was when Trump suggested Haitian immigrants in Ohio were eating people’s pets. The Daily Signal described the residents’ claims as “not confirmed.” Similarly, Reuters described the claims as “unsubstantiated,” while CNN labeled them “false.”