In my book, “CNN” and “fact-checking” are mutually exclusive notions. Hence, when I happened upon a story titled “Fact-checking Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention,” I was more than amused.
Upon reading the first line, “For the second straight night, there were few false or misleading claims at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday,” I laughed out loud. So naturally, I couldn’t pass it up.
It immediately got even better (more hilarious).
Speakers tended to stick to factual statements, thematic rhetoric, personal stories and uncheckable predictions.
Wait— “thematic rhetoric”? “Uncheckable predictions”? CNN, you’re joking, right?
For starters, three words: Michigan attorney general.
Yep, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was just full of … “facts.” Here’s a snippet:
By the way, I got a message for the Republicans and the justices of the United States Supreme…
