Even The Hill Is Calling ABC on Their ‘Fact Checks’

Jonathan Turley writing in The Hill sharply corrects ABC's fact checks. The Hill is a DC institution, covering Congress and federal politics. They have never really distinguished themselves from the herd narrative on a consistent basis, but now they have done this:

“You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.” That famous line from Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.) remains a virtual mantra for politicians and pundits. Yet, judging from the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, we have officially entered the post-truth political era. ABC News has been widely criticized for the bias of the two moderators Linsey Davis and David Muir. Even liberal outlets acknowledged that the two journalists seemed inclined to “fact check” only Trump. In the meantime, they allowed clearly false statements from Harris go unchallenged. Three of the unchecked claims are being widely disseminated by supporters, including some in the media. Here are three legal “facts” that are being repeated despite being clearly untrue.

And the piece continues with careful refutations of three ABC "fact checks".

I do not carefully monitor news sources that have proven themselves truth-denying propaganda outlets. I watched Trump speak live at Charlottesville and then heard/read the coverage. The Charlottesville Hoax was spreading like wildfire in the opposition press. A scandalous lie, I even went back to hear the speech a second time to confirm the hoax, several "news" sources were stricken from my list in the wake of that. Truth is the only currency of value that any journalist has, and these news outlets were vigorously selling their credibility to support this ridiculous hoax.

The first sign that they might want to reconsider their course came with the recent gentle criticisms of Biden that they had been denying for years. Deep fakes, they said. But it wasn't that they had a change of heart, rather, the hidden director of their cross-industry propaganda efforts apparently found Biden's poll numbers unacceptable, and suddenly the gaffs and freezes and wanderings and sniffing were real and signs of deeper problems.

And at the debate, ABC made it crystal clear that they would lie to provoke Trump, to serve their propaganda director, reputation be damned. And other propaganda channels have continued to repeat these long-discredited facts under cover of ABC's subterfuge. I am pleased to find The Hill among the few organizations willing to call ABC out on their faithless disregard for the truth.

And thank you, Jonathan Turley.

Read the refutations, they are telling.