Media prepares to fact check debates in real time
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From live blogs to video chyrons and tweets, media companies are introducing new ways to fact check the presidential debates in real time this year.
Between the lines: The debates themselves are likely to leave less room for live fact-checking from moderators than a traditional news interview would.
The big picture: Media insiders have a running argument over whether and how much the media should fact check live political speech given the unprecedented amount of misinformation around complex issues this year, like COVID-19.
Chris Wallace of Fox News, who will...