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The modern debate format is pretty much useless. It's too bad that the TV networks need the debate more than the candidates need it. Otherwise, the TV networks could impose restrictions like real-time fact checking, moderators who could (and would) mute candidates, tough questions that candidates didn't like, following up and asking a question again if a candidate dodged a question, and so-on.
I can't bring myself to watch it, but that candidates can flat out tell blatant, easily disputed, lies blows my mind.
I'm not talking "I was a good president" lies that could be classified as subjective, I mean lies like "when I was president no one died of any disease" type lies that are just contrary to all reality. real-time fact-checking (of that magnitude) and insta-mutes should absolutely be a thing.
I realize "fact-checking" itself can be a slippery slope, so that's why I try to clarify the black/white nature instead.
crazy all the fact checking has to be done after and will almost by definition be biased at that point.