Upcoming Debate: CNN Ignores Biden Lies While Hammering Trump
As the first presidential debate approaches, CNN’s glaring disparity in fact-checking between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump has raised serious concerns about media bias. A review of CNN’s fact-checking page reveals that the network has not conducted a single fact-check of President Biden since announcing their role as the debate host on May 15. In stark contrast, CNN has fact-checked Trump 11 times during the same period.
The last fact-check CNN conducted on Biden was on May 14, when he falsely claimed that inflation was at 9% when he took office. Since then, despite numerous opportunities, CNN has turned a blind eye to several of Biden’s false statements. Notably, Biden has made several claims that warranted scrutiny but were ignored by CNN’s fact-checking team.
In May, Biden erroneously stated that he was vice president during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said, “My dad was an automobile manager. Detroit put food on our table every night. Oh, not a joke. Not a joke. And when I was vice president, things were kinda bad during the pandemic. And what happened was, Barack said to me, ‘Go to Detroit! And help fix it.’ Well, [the] poor mayor, he spent more time with me than he ever thought he was gonna have to.”
More recently, at an NAACP event in Michigan, Biden falsely claimed he joined the NAACP as a teenager. “As a matter of fact, the first organization I ever joined was the N.A.A.C.P. Didn’t get to vote until you were 21 in those days, but I got involved in civil rights when I was 15,” Biden said. However, according to a 2019 Washington Post report, Biden joined the NAACP during his first political race for New Castle County Council in 1970, when he was in his late 20s.
CNN’s lack of fact-checking on Biden raises questions about their commitment to fair and unbiased journalism. The network’s responsibility is to provide balanced and accurate information to the public, especially during a crucial election period. By selectively targeting Trump while giving Biden a pass, CNN fails to uphold the standards of objective reporting.
As the nation gears up for the first presidential debate, it is imperative that all media outlets, including CNN, adhere to principles of fairness and impartiality. The American people deserve a media landscape where truth is pursued relentlessly, regardless of political affiliation. It is time for CNN to step up and ensure that both candidates are subjected to the same level of scrutiny.
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