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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

correcting simple untruths didn’t count toward their time

This would be THE BEST rule ever for all debates of any kind.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I disagree, that'll be abused by candidates to get more screen time.

We should keep the fact checking ABC did and perhaps deduct time for candidates that are consistently caught out on lies. The fact checkers should be approved by all candidates as well, so they can't just point to the hosts as favoring one or another.