Bogus Claims of Debate Moderator Bias
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A tabloid story alleging that Kristen Welker, moderator of the final presidential debate, is politically biased has spawned several falsehoods on social media. Welker hasn’t donated to any federal candidates, and she wasn’t “busted” for revealing a question to the Clinton campaign in 2016.
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Social media posts are targeting Kristen Welker, an NBC White House correspondent since 2011 who is scheduled to moderate the final presidential debate for the 2020 election on Oct. 22.
The posts aim at discrediting Welker, making her appear to be biased against President Donald Trump. The president called her a “radical Democrat” during a rally in Arizona on Oct. 19.
But Welker, who lives in Washington, D.C., is not currently registered with a political party, according to the District of Columbia Board of Elections. Also worth noting is that of NBC’s “Weekend TODAY” show. Then, he , “They made a very wise decision.”
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