Fact-check fight: CBS News cuts candidates’ mics after JD Vance objects to a moderator’s correction

See the takeaways from last night’s VP debate: Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion. CBS News briefly cut off the microphones of vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz during an exchange in their debate Tuesday when the Republican objected to an attempt by moderator Margaret Brennan to correct something he said about immigration. In an echo of what followed the ABC debate, Trump posted on his Truth Social site during Tuesday’s debate that “both young ladies have been extremely biased Anchors!” At one other point Tuesday, wrapping up a discussion about climate change, O’Donnell said it was the overwhelming consensus of scientists that the planet was warming. During a discussion about whether illegal migration was driving up housing costs, Brennan said to Walz, “I do want to let you respond to the allegation that the vice president is letting in migrants.” Yet it was a discussion about abortion that most illustrated the difficulties of that approach, and how there is no easy way during a live debate to make sure viewers are getting accurate information. Throughout the debate, CBS News ran on its screen a message that viewers could log onto its “CBS News Confirmed” website to read about claims in the debate that were untrue or misleading.