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CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate

The Associated Press · David Bauder · last updated
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign’s third debate next week, says it will be up to the politicians — not the moderators — to check the facts of their opponents. The 90-minute debate, scheduled for 9 p.m.

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