PolitiFact founder says both parties need factchecking. But they don’t lie equally
CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.
GPB evening headlines for October 2, 2024
The Georgia Poison Control Center has set up a hotline for anyone with questions about a chemical fire in Conyers, east of Atlanta. Relief efforts continue in Georgia as power and water outages paralyze Augusta and other areas hardest hit by Hurricane Helene. Last night, presidential running mates, Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced off in a televised debate.
In watch event, Georgia students say VP debate was ‘civil’
As Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz debated policy during Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, college students across Georgia held watch parties.
Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states
President Biden and Vice President Harris traveled to Georgia and North Carolina to reassure people that help is on the way. Making good on that promise is a critical test in this election year.
In battleground states, it’s not just about winning — but also losing by less
In battleground states this year, Democrats and Republicans aren’t only trying to win, they’re also trying to lose by less in the counties they lost in 2020.
On a Tennessee street hit hard by Helene flooding, strangers show up to help
Across Eastern Tennessee, people are connecting on social media to help clear out ruined furniture, scrub off mud, and deliver jugs of water so people can flush toilets.
