2020-10-23: Suspected Bias, Errors, or Forgeries

RT (2020-10-23). Biden calls Rudy Giuliani 'Russian pawn' as he & Trump accuse each other of taking over foreign money in debate. rt.com Democratic hopeful Joe Biden has alleged that Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's lawyer, is working as a "Russian pawn" to help his client win the 2020 race, as both candidates accuse each other of taking foreign cash. | Also on rt.com | | "[Trump's] own national security adviser told him that what is happening with his buddy — oh, I shouldn't… well, I will — his buddy Rudy Giuliani. He's being used as a Russian pawn. He's being fed information that is Ru…

RT (2020-10-23). Trump declares himself 'least racist person in the room' as Biden says he 'dog whistles' to bigots at debate. rt.com President Donald Trump deemed himself the "least racist person in the room" after being accused of appealing to intolerant supporters, with Democrat hopeful Joe Biden arguing his presidency has been disastrous for race relations. | "As far as my relationships with all people — I think I have great relationships with all people," Trump said during Thursday night's presidential debate, deflecting charges that he had stoked racial tensions in the country while comparing his accomplishments to those of Abraham Lincoln. | I don't know what to say. I got criminal justice reform done, and prison reform, and oppo…

RT (2020-10-23). 'Who put the kids in cages, Joe?' Biden admits to 'mistakes' as Trump goes after Obama-era immigration policies. rt.com Democratic nominee Joe Biden was put on his heels after attacking President Donald Trump's immigration policies, forced to acknowledge that former president Barack Obama's detention of children at the border was a "mistake." | Biden took aim at Trump's policies toward migrants during Thursday's presidential debate, slamming the administration for separating children from their parents at the border, which he said made the US a "laughing stock" around the world and violated "every notion of who we are as a nation." | Trump argued that migrant children are often brought into the country illegally by "bad people"

RT (2020-10-23). Chris Wallace 'jealous' of Kristen Welker as new moderator wins praise from all sides for managing 'civilized' debate. rt.com NBC News correspondent Kristen Welker won praise from both the political left and right — including kudos from Donald Trump himself — for finally giving Americans a presidential debate without controversy over moderator bias. | Thursday night's performance by Welker in the final debate between President Trump and Democrat rival Joe Biden stood in stark contrast to the handling of this fall's previous debates and town hall meetings by moderators and hosts. Fox News host Chris Wallace, in particular, was pilloried for his performance in the September 29 Trump-Biden debate, after which he was blasted…

RT (2020-10-23). No, not the animal: Georgia lawmaker crowned 'dimwit of the year' after trying to dunk on Trump for saying 'coyotes' smuggle kids. rt.com Social media users licked their chops after a Georgia lawmaker attempted to mock President Donald Trump for saying 'coyotes' traffic children across the border, apparently unaware that he wasn't referring to the animal. | The not-so-hot take came in response to a comment made by Trump during Thursday's rowdy presidential debate between the incumbent Republican and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. | When asked by moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News about more than 500 children who were separated from their parents or adult guardians after trying to illegally cross the US-Mexico border, Trump insisted that many of…

yenisafak (2020-10-23). New company launches soar in September in Turkey. yenisafak.com A total of 10,603 new companies were established in Turkey in September, up 37.77% on an annual basis, the country's top trade body said on Friday.The figure also marked a monthly rise of 13.38%, according to data released by the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges.Some 1,470 companies went out of business last month, up 18.45% year-on-year.Over 85% of the new firms are limited companies and 13% are joint stock companies.The top three fields of operation among new companies were wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing, and construction.In September, 1,197 companies with foreign partners were estab…

yenisafak (2020-10-23). Turkey brings back 2016 terror attack culprit from Iraq. yenisafak.com A PKK terrorist, one of the perpetrators of a 2016 deadly terror attack in central Turkey, has been brought back to the country from Iraq in an operation by Turkish intelligence.According to the information obtained by Anadolu Agency on Friday, Ferhat Tekiner, codenamed Firat/Botan, was nabbed in northern Iraq in the operation which the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) conducted in cooperation with the police.Tekiner, who was sought under an arrest warrant, was brought to Turkey.On Dec. 17, 2016, a suicide car bomb attack hit a public bus carrying soldiers on weekly off in the central Kayseri province, ma…

yenisafak (2020-10-23). Erdogan says Turkey tested Russian S-400s. yenisafak.com Washington says Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 systems compromise NATO defences, and has threatened sanctions. An apparent firing test of S-400s test last week prompted a furious response from the State Department and Pentagon.