welcome to county office your ultimate guide to local government services and public records let's get started why didn't CNN conduct real-time factchecking during the Biden Trump debate CNN opted for a traditional debate format aiming for an orderly conversation with minimal moderator interference similar to the historic Kennedy Nixon debate in 1960 the moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper focused on posing questions rather than verifying claims in real time this decision was made despite the importance of factchecking as there were significant discrepancies in the truthfulness of statements made by both candidates during the debate Trump made 30 false claims while Biden made nine according to post debate factchecking by CNN's Daniel Dale the challenge of integrating real-time factchecking into television broadcasts was cited as a reason for the delay human Le factchecking efforts require rapid response times which can disrupt the flow of the conversation an automated factchecking tools have been experimented with but have shown limited efficacy making human factchecking necessary despite criticisms from supporters of Biden and some journalists the format was chosen to allow for an unfiltered exchange between the candidates for the duration of the debate the decision to delay factchecking allowed the debate to maintain its structure and and flow ensuring viewers could observe the candidates responses without interruptions however this approach did not address the immediate need for Corrections leaving many false statements unchallenged during the live broadcast to learn more check out these links which you can click in the description below and feel free to comment your questions we're here to help thanks for tuning into our video please like And subscribe and leave a comment below see you in the next video [Music]