Claim:
Donald Trump claimed that CBS News and 60 Minutes “replaced” former Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview answers with “completely different, and far better” answers taken from another part of the interview.
Reasoning:
CBS News released the full, unedited transcript and video of the 60 Minutes interview, which contradicts Trump’s claim. The transcript shows that 60 Minutes did not swap out Harris’ answers for responses from another part of the interview. Instead, CBS News edited the interview for length and clarity, a common journalistic practice. A longer version of Harris’ response appeared in a preview clip on Face the Nation, while a shorter excerpt was included in the 60 Minutes broadcast. However, both versions came from the same three-and-a-half-minute exchange about U.S.-Israel relations. Media ethics experts confirm that the edits adhered to standard journalistic practices.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction. Trump’s claim is false—CBS News did not replace Harris’ answers with different ones, nor did it alter the meaning of her responses.
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