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>> 8NEWS, CHEYENNE, THINGS. 8NEWS IS YOUR LOCAL ELECTION HEADQUARTERS AMID THE HEATED EXCHANGES OF LAST NIGHT'S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, ONE THINGS STOOD OUT THE NEED FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION TONIGHT WE DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF FACT, CHECKING 8NEWS REPORTER SARA MOLINA JOINING US LIVE FROM OUR DIGITAL CENTER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH EXPERTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTHFUL INFORMATION AND WHAT THAT HAS ON VOTING, SARAH. >> YOU. >> HOWEVER, WITH JUST OVER 50 DAYS BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE WAS HISTORIC FOR MANY REASONS. BUT ONE THING POLITICAL EXPERTS SAY WAS DONE DIFFERENTLY. AND INTERESTINGLY WAS THE INCREASE IN LIFE BACK CHECKING FOR MODERATORS. >> THE REAL-TIME FACT-CHECKING WAS UNUSUAL TYPICALLY WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES IS AFTER THE EVENT YOU GET FACT CHECKING. >> BUT LAST NIGHT BACK CHECKING STARTED AS SOON AS THE DEBATE DID. >> THE FBI SAYS OVERALL VIOLENT CRIME IS ACTUALLY COMING DOWN IN THIS COUNTRY. >> SHE'S MADE FBI DIFFERENT. THEY WOULD DEFRAUDING STATEMENTS. >> POLITICAL ANALYSTS SAY THIS RISE OF WORDS LIKE BACK CHECKING THEY CAN USE AND FAKE MEDIA ARE ALL THINGS THAT HAVE COME TO LIGHT DURING AMERICA'S LAST FEW ELECTIONS. >> ELECTION PEOPLE SHOULD NEVER BE THINKING ABOUT IT ELECTION AS FRAUDULENT AS THE POLITICAL CLIMATE CHANGES EVERY DAY. >> ANALYSTS SAY IN THE PAST POLITICIANS WERE BETTER ABOUT DISCLOSING TRUTHFUL INFORMATION TO VOTERS IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO NECESSARILY THAT. >> DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE CASE WITH TRUMP. MORE BIDEN. AND I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE THAT WILL BE THE CASE IN REGARDS TO HARRIS IF SHE WINS IN THE FALL. >> GUN BOSS SAYS THIS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. >> WE POLITICAL SCIENTISTS ARE OFTENTIMES ASTOUNDED. AND AT WHAT WE SEE PEOPLE POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN THEY WILL REPEAT BECAUSE THEY SO SOUGHT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> AND IS A POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR. HE SAYS HE NOTICES STUDENTS ARE DESENSITIZED TOWARDS FACT CHECKING THE NEWS THAT THEY SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S WHY HE SAYS BACK CHECKING DURING LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE MIGHT HAVE BEEN USEFUL FOR SOME ESPECIALLY ONE KEY GROUP. >> VOTERS TO WHAT EXTENT WILL UNDECIDED VOTERS PAY ATTENTION TO THAT? BECAUSE, AGAIN, I HAVE MY DOUBTS THAT TERROR SUPPORTERS WERE TRUMP SUPPORTERS WILL CARE ALL THAT MUCH ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. REGARDLESS. OBAMA SAYS THERE ARE WAYS TO COMBAT FAKE NEWS. DON'T RELY ON JUST ONE SOURCE AND DON'T RELY JUST ON APRIL POLITICAL PARTY OR THE POLITICAL PARTIES OR EVEN CAMPAIGNS. >> JUST MINUTES AFTER THE DEBATE ENDED LAST NIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS, HIS CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO ENGAGE IN A SECOND DEBATE WITH FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP. BUT NOTH

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