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Monday, November 25, 2024

MAGA Pushes Claim of 'ABC Whistleblower' After Harris-Trump Debate - Newsweek

After what some pundits and political experts described as a rocky performance by Donald Trump during his debate with Kamala Harris, some of his supporters are accusing ABC News of bias, even suggesting that Harris was given the debate questions in advance.

Tuesday night's debate, moderated by ABC News' David Muir and Linsey Davis, has been criticized by Trump and his allies, who say the two moderators unfairly targeted the former president while favoring Harris.

The controversy escalated online when a self-proclaimed whistleblower used the X (formerly Twitter) account @DocNetyoutube, a self-described MAGA supporter, to say an affidavit alleging the debate was rigged will be released.

"I will be releasing an affidavit from an ABC whistleblower regarding the debate. I have just signed a non-disclosure agreement with the attorney of the whistleblower," the account posted on X.

Conservative accounts such as @MilaLovesJoe, @ChuckCallesto and @RealBenGeller, which have a combined following of over 1 million, quickly amplified the whistleblower's story, spreading it across their platforms. Without evidence, they insisted that the Democratic nominee's campaign was handed sample questions "essentially the same" as those used in the debate, along with promises that Trump would be "fact-checked."

Newsweek reached out by email to ABC News on Thursday for comment regarding these allegations.

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