A May 12 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims a major cable news network is changing one of its regular prime-time events.
“CNN announces today there will be no more live audiences at town halls,” reads the post. “The (orange) Man broke CNN.”
The post was shared more than 500 times in one week.
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CNN made no such announcement on its website or social media pages, and the network said the claim is false.
There is no mention of such a change on CNN’s website or any of its social media pages. CNN spokesperson Sydney Baldwin told USA TODAY the claim was false.
“This is completely fabricated,” Baldwin said.
The claim came as CNN faced backlash after hosting a prime-time town hall event with former President Donald Trump on May 10. During the event, Trump repeatedly made false claims about the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election, denied E. Jean Carroll's claims one day after he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her and expressed no regrets about the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, as reported by USA TODAY.
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