memeorandum: Bloomberg TV to fact check debate on-screen (Kelsey Sutton/Politico)

11:50 PM ET, September 26, 2016

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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:

Bloomberg TV to fact check debate on-screen — Bloomberg TV will conduct on-screen fact checks of statements made by both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during Monday night's debate, POLITICO has confirmed. — The channel's decision to conduct an on-screen fact-check sets Bloomberg apart …

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ABC News:

Debate Fact-Check: How Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Stack Up — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tangled in an intense series of exchanges tonight during the first presidential debate of 2016. The candidates made charges about each others' records while defending their own careers and policy proposals.

Discussion: Politico and Associated Press

Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:

Nine Months Too Late, A Media Panic — The political press is panicking, and some are starting to contemplate desperate measures. Anxiety among Clinton allies has led them to demand that political media take the reins from her lackluster campaign. Members of the political press appear spooked enough …

Discussion: Washington Times, The American Spectator, Politico, Raw Story, Washington Post, Mediaite, Townhall.com, Booman Tribune, Daily Kos and TheStreet.com, more at Mediagazer »

Emily Crockett / Vox:
Trump interrupted Clinton 25 times in the first 26 minutes of the debate

Discussion: Politico, The Atlantic, AOL, Washington Post, WBUR and Hullabaloo

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This is the worst fact check ever

Discussion: Daily Kos, Little Green Footballs, Hot Air and Politicus USA

Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan said Donald Trump should ‘over-prepare’ for the debate. Trump opted for the opposite approach.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, CBS News, Mediaite, Politico, The Week, Washington Monthly and ThinkProgress

Fox News Insider:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and First Presidential Debate

Discussion: BizPac Review

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed: Secret Service Called Trump Adviser Who Said Clinton Should Be Shot For Treason

Ted Barrett / CNN:
Harry Reid calls Donald Trump ‘a racist’

Discussion: Washington Post

Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Priebus: 14 ‘Season Finales’ Of ‘The Apprentice’ Prepared Trump For Debates

Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Kos and New York Times

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
RNC chairman: Trump is prepared for debate after 14 ‘Apprentice’ finales

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, alan.com and RedState

David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:

Trump directed $2.3 million owed to him to his tax-exempt foundation instead — Donald Trump's charitable foundation has received approximately $2.3 million from companies that owed money to Trump or one of his businesses but were instructed to pay Trump's tax-exempt foundation instead …

Discussion: Raw Story, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog, Occupy Democrats, Politicus USA and Shareblue

New York Times:

Presidential Debate: Here's What You Missed — Right Now: Here's how we analyzed in real time the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump, and our fact checks. — Hillary Clinton dominated a final series of debate exchanges with Donald J. Trump about national security …

Discussion: Fox News, The Root and Patterico's Pontifications

Adam Kelsey / ABC News:

Most Memorable Lines of the First Presidential Debate — There have already been fireworks between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as the two candidates face off in the first presidential debate at Hofstra University tonight. — Clinton and Trump have 90 minutes of nonstop debating …

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Washington Post

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Before debate, Clinton works refs, asks for special treatment

Discussion: Washington Post, Mickey Kaus and Media Matters for America

Click2Houston.com:

Gunman who wounded 9 was wearing Nazi clothing, sources say — Several weapons found inside gunman's vehicle, police say — HOUSTON - The gunman who carried out Monday morning's shooting that wounded nine people was wearing what appeared to be a Nazi uniform, two law enforcement sources told KPRC2 Investigates' Robert Arnold.

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Ashley Rae Goldenberg / mrctv.org/videos:

Hofstra University Provides ‘Trigger Warning’ for Presidential Debate — Hofstra University has posted a “trigger warning” sign to warn students about the potentially disturbing content that may be discussed during Monday night's presidential debate. — According to CBS New York reporter Tony Aiello …

Discussion: Liberty Unyielding

Breitbart:
Report: Lester Holt May Pull a Candy Crowley at First Presidential Debate

Discussion: Mediaite, Vox, CNN, The American Spectator and CNNMoney

Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:

Glenn Beck Breaks Up With Ted Cruz Over His Donald Trump Endorsement — Glenn Beck nervously paced back and forth through his TV studio designed to look like the Oval Office. — “He's gonna call?” the conservative stalwart sheepishly asked. Beck was a lovesick puppy questioning whether …

Discussion: Mediaite, Business Insider, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Week and Occidental Dissent

Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Ted Cruz Tries To Justify Trump Endorsement To A Furious Glenn Beck

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Strident Conservative and Joe.My.God.

Phillip Stucky / The Daily Caller:
Silver: Trump Would Win If Election Were Held Today

Discussion: The Week, Outside the Beltway, twitchy.com and BizPac Review

Eliza Collins / USA Today:

Green Party candidate Jill Stein escorted off debate premises, resorts to Twitter — 2.5k Shares — HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Four years ago Stein was arrested for disorderly conduct and handcuffed to a chair at the Hofstra University debate. She tried her luck again this year and has already been escorted off campus.

Discussion: Long Island News …, Political Insider blog, ABC News, AOL, Hit & Run, Liberal Values, Gothamist, Business Insider, The Week, CBS New York and LawNewz

Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute

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ABC News:

Barack Obama Tells Hillary Clinton She's ‘Likeable Enough’ — Coming up in the next {{countdown}} {{countdownlbl}} — Coming up next: — {{nextVideo.title}} — {{nextVideo.description}} — Skip to this video now — Related Extras Related Videos Video Transcript

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Resurgent and TIME

Anthony Gockowski / Campus Reform:

KU bars gorillas from jungle-theme decoration due to ‘masculine image’ — An RA at the University of Kansas was advised against incorporating an image of a gorilla into a jungle-themed floor decoration because the animal apparently represents “a very masculine image.”

Discussion: mrctv.org/videos

Caleb Ecarma / Campus Reform:
Clemson bans Harambe memes for promoting ‘rape culture,’ ‘racism’

Discussion: Hit & Run, The Federalist and The Daily Caller

Scott Adams' Blog:

Why I Switched My Endorsement from Clinton to Trump — As most of you know, I had been endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, for my personal safety, because I live in California. It isn't safe to be a Trump supporter where I live. And it's bad for business too.

Discussion: Forbes, BizPac Review and The Surly Subgroup

Mark Price / The Charlotte Observer:

Man admits to shooting bystander at Charlotte protests, prosecutor says — The Charlotte man accused of killing a protester Wednesday during a crowded march in uptown has admitted to the shooting, Assistant District Attorney Clayton Jones said in court Monday.

Discussion: The Last Refuge, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and Mediaite

Elizabeth Koh / Macon Telegraph:

Walmart apologizes for refusing to make police officer's cake — Walmart is apologizing for refusing to make a police officer's retirement cake last week after an employee told the cop's daughter that her “thin blue line” cake design might be considered racist.

Discussion: Column, Fox News, AOL, Mediaite, BizPac Review, twitchy.com, Liberty Unyielding, theGrio and Weasel Zippers

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

This is everything that's wrong with how television covers the election — Here's how MSNBC previewed tonight's debate for viewers: — To the extent that you are inclined to cover a presidential election like a basketball game, in which emotions are running high and fans of both sides …

Discussion: Daily Kos

Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:

Charlotte officer did not activate body camera until after Keith Scott had been shot — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crucial evidence in the police shooting death of Keith Scott is not available because one of the officers failed to activate his body camera as soon as he responded to the encounter, in violation of department policy.

Discussion: CBS Miami, Hit & Run and theGrio

Christal Hayes / Orlando Sentinel:

Parents killed, daughters injured in crash while on Disney vacation — A vehicle drifted into their lane on Interstate 4 near DeLand and caused them to veer off the road and hit a tree about 12:30 p.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Both parents died. … Privacy Policy

Discussion: WNCN, Associated Press, FOX2now.com, KTLA, WREG-TV and AOL

ThinkProgress:

Trump said he received a ‘small loan’ from his father. He received millions. — An interesting definition of small. — Trump has claimed to have received a small loan from his father before—after Marco Rubio accused him of receiving $200 million from his Father.

Discussion: Occupy Democrats