Today's Deep Question: Where Is CNN's Fact-Checker on Trump?
Today's Deep Question: Where Is CNN's Fact-Checker on Trump? Ed Morrissey 5:30 PM | June 13, 2026 Townhall Media And perhaps an even deeper question: Does anyone miss him?My old friend Tommy Christopher first noticed Daniel Dale had gone AWOL on the Donald Trump fact-check watch last month. Dale still made appearances on CNN, but his last direct fact-check of Trump on air took place in February, shortly before CNN owner Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) accepted the buyout offer from Paramount Skydance.
- ▪Today's Deep Question: Where Is CNN's Fact-Checker on Trump?
- ▪Ed Morrissey 5:30 PM | June 13, 2026 Townhall Media And perhaps an even deeper question: Does anyone miss him?My old friend Tommy Christopher first noticed Daniel Dale had gone AWOL on the Donald Trump fact-check watch last month.
- ▪Dale still made appearances on CNN, but his last direct fact-check of Trump on air took place in February, shortly before CNN owner Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) accepted the buyout offer from Paramount Skydance.
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Today's Deep Question: Where Is CNN's Fact-Checker on Trump? Ed Morrissey 5:30 PM | June 13, 2026 Townhall Media And perhaps an even deeper question: Does anyone miss him?My old friend Tommy Christopher first noticed Daniel Dale had gone AWOL on the Donald Trump fact-check watch last month. Dale still made appearances on CNN, but his last direct fact-check of Trump on air took place in February, shortly before CNN owner Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) accepted the buyout offer from Paramount Skydance. Tommy noted that Dale's last appearance on air took place in early March on an issue that didn't involve Trump.
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