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FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Makes False Claim About CNN, Recent Presidential Debate

Posts Share on Facebook CNN's official fact checker reportedly said Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic candidate, lied 17 times in the first 10 minutes of the Sept. 10 presidential debate on ABC News.

Verdict: False

The claim is false and originated from a satirical Facebook page. A CNN spokesperson denied the allegations in an email to Check Your Fact.

Fact check:

Senate Republican Leader John Thune said 2024 GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump should agree to take part in a second debate with Harris. The HillThune's comments come after Trump posted on TRUTH social media that he will not be doing any more debates with Harris. CNBC Reported.

According to a Facebook post, CNN's official fact checker said Harris lied 17 times in the first 10 minutes of the presidential debate on ABC News on September 10. “According to CNN's official fact checker, Kamala lied 17 times in the first 10 minutes,” the post read, and went on to quote the fact checker as saying, “It's probably easier to count the truths.”

This claim is false. The quote was taken from CNN Website Based on that verification, Social media accountSimilarly, Check Your Fact conducted keyword searches and found claims like the following: reference “Love America or Leave It” Facebook page. explain The only thing that counts as “satire/parody” is “America's Last Line of Defense” [or ALLOD] “A network of trolls.” “The content of this page is not true,” the description continues. The post itself has also been labeled as satire. (Related article: Fact check on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris' first debate)

Additionally, Harris has not publicly commented on the allegations. 2024 Campaign Website Or her Verified Social media account.

Check Your Facts was also found There is no reliable news coverage To back up the claim, the opposite is true. September 12th, Top Stories The allegations are false and originate from the same satirical Facebook page.

Additionally, a CNN spokesperson denied the allegations in an email to Check Your Fact.

“CNN is not reporting this. This social media post is a fabrication,” the spokesman said.

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