Did Kamala Harris eke out a victory on Fox News?
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made the bold decision to sit down for her first formal interview with Fox News on Wednesday, shaking off long-held Democratic anxieties over the conservative, Murdoch-run network. She spoke for nearly 30 minutes with host Bret Baier, making last appeals to split voters in her attempt to cinch an election that is less than three weeks away.
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In an increasingly fractured media landscape, truth has been a casualty in the public discussion. Coverage has been warped by the business needs of struggling news organizations, and a significant segment of the public relies on bad-faith outlets that are little more than propagandists. While fact-checking has become routine, some organizations are exploring other ways to combat the trends. And misinformation spewed by AI-driven chatbots has become more of a feature than simply a bug.
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