For tonight's debate, one thing is certain: Donald Trump will lie, the entire time. When he's not deflecting or filibustering, he will be lying. He will make up facts, present his weird fantasies as if they really happened, and probably claim that random people genuflected before him, calling him "sir" with tears in their eyes. With Trump, there are two basic rules: If accusing someone else of something, he's actually confessing to it. With everything else he says, assume the opposite is true. The only exception is when he gets angry and the truth slips out, which is what President Joe Biden no doubt hopes will happen when Trump is pressed about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade.
So it's understandable that many folks were dismayed to hear that the moderators at CNN, Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, will not be fact-checking the debate. "Obviously, if there is some egregious fact that needs to be checked or the record needs to be made clear, Jake and Dana can do that," David Chalian, CNN’s political director, told the Associated Press. "But that’s not their role. They are not here to participate in this debate. They are here to facilitate a debate between Trump and Biden."
