{"id":2334390,"date":"2024-08-30T15:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T19:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politifact-dont-mess-with-c-span-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T15:12:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T19:12:00","slug":"politifact-dont-mess-with-c-span-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politifact-dont-mess-with-c-span-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"PolitiFact: Don\u2019t mess with C-SPAN &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolitifact-dont-mess-with-c-span-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2334390&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the reputation \u200cof C-SPAN as a nonpartisan network providing unbiased political coverage. It highlights a recent incident\u2063 involving Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. \u2064Vance, where a closed captioning \u2062read &#8220;single person clapping&#8221; during his speech, sparking controversy and ridicule on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. Critics \u200bsuggested\u2063 that this \u200dcaptioning reflected a biased opinion\u2062 from C-SPAN&#8217;s\u2064 staff. The piece indicates \u200cthat\u2064 further investigation was \u2064warranted to \u2063determine whether \u200bC-SPAN&#8217;s captioning had become opinionated, given its longstanding commitment to simply presenting information without additional commentary. Ultimately, the article underscores the importance\u2062 of\u200b maintaining impartiality in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breitbart-news-names-emma-jo-morris-known-for-hunter-biden-bombshells-as-political-editor\/\" title=\"Breitbart News Names Emma-Jo Morris, Known for Hunter Biden Bombshells, as Political Editor\">political reporting<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">PolitiFact: Don&rsquo;t mess with C-SPAN&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1741091\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>If there is a gold standard in nonpartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"political\">political<\/a> coverage, it has to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2791443\/c-span-lands-in-iowa-nh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>belong to C-SPAN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Others claim it, but only the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/c-span\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>45-year-old network<\/a> created by the cable TV industry can truthfully say, &ldquo;We report, you decide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As it has in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-teacher-sues-school-board-after-being-fired-he-refused-to-compromise-on-trans-pronouns\/\" title=\"Flashback: Teacher Sues School Board After Being Fired \u2013 He Refused To Compromise on Trans Pronouns\">recent years<\/a>, C-SPAN is sending its cameras out to broadcast major political speeches and rallies on its cable, satellite, and streaming platforms, complete with courthouse-style captioning, no opinions added.<\/p>\n<p>But eyebrows were raised <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mobbz\/status\/1829243087648121199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>when a screen grab<\/a> of Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaking in Asheboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 21 with a caption that read &ldquo;[single person clapping]&rdquo; went viral.<\/p>\n<p>Vance critics spread the image on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a> such as X, and some snarky outlets even wrote stories about what they claimed was a pointed dig by a C-SPAN caption writer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The person in charge of typing out the closed captioning for Vance&rsquo;s speech at CSPAN might want to consider a career as a copy editor, because they are clearly very keen on details,&rdquo; one website that also provided examples of X users poking fun at Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whoever was captioning at CSPAN felt obliged to specify that only a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ethics-questions-raised-about-bidens-son-in-laws-investments-in-covid-19-response\/\" title=\"Ethics Questions Raised about Biden\u2019s Son-in-Law\u2019s Investments in Covid-19 Response\">single member<\/a> of the audience was clapping at that specific moment. J.D. can perhaps console himself with the thought that at least there were two hands clapping,&rdquo; another story said.<\/p>\n<p>Was it true? Had C-SPAN become opinionated in its captioning?<\/p>\n<p>An investigation was needed, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2024\/aug\/30\/tweets\/c-span-didnt-air-single-person-clapping-caption-du\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>PolitiFact stepped in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a note to PolitiFact, C-SPAN denied it wrote the caption.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We checked our captioning log. That image is fake. It never appeared on C-SPAN. You can verify for yourself by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?537762-1\/senator-jd-vance-campaigns-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>seeing the video here<\/a>. Go to program time 15:41 &mdash; which is clock time 1:10pm (which is what appears in the fake image) and watch the full minute. Thanks for fact checking this!&rdquo; spokeswoman Robin Newton told PolitiFact.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PolitiFact did and said on Friday that no such caption ever appeared on C-SPAN.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We rate claims that C-SPAN aired the caption &lsquo;single person clapping&rsquo; False,&rdquo; the fact-checker said, confirming that the network remains a politically safe space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardMortman\/status\/1829562337793102003 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1741091\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741091\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PolitiFact: Leave C-SPAN Alone<\/p>\n<p>C-SPAN is widely regarded as the benchmark for unbiased political reporting. While other outlets may make similar claims, this 45-year-old network, established by the cable television industry, genuinely embodies the motto &#8220;We report, you decide.&#8221; Recently, C-SPAN has continued its tradition of broadcasting significant political speeches and rallies across its cable, satellite, and streaming services without any added commentary\u2014just straightforward coverage with courtroom-style captions. However, controversy arose when a screenshot of Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaking in Asheboro, North Carolina on August 21 went viral; it featured a caption stating \u201c[single person clapping].\u201d Critics of Vance shared this image on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), with some sarcastic articles suggesting that it was a deliberate jab from a C-SPAN captioner. One website remarked that the individual responsible for the closed captioning might want to consider becoming a copy editor due to their attention to detail. Another article humorously noted that at least two hands were clapping despite only one being acknowledged in the caption.<\/p>\n<p>Was there any truth to these claims? Had C-SPAN injected bias into its captions? PolitiFact took on the task of investigating. In response to an inquiry from PolitiFact, C-SPAN clarified that they did not create such a caption: \u201cWe checked our captioning log. That image is fake; it never appeared on C-SPAN,\u201d said spokeswoman Robin Newton. She encouraged verification by watching the video at program time 15:41 (1:10 PM), which corresponds with what was shown in the misleading image.<\/p>\n<p>After reviewing this information, PolitiFact confirmed that no such caption had ever aired on C-SPAN and rated claims about it as &#8216;False,&#8217; reaffirming that the network remains a politically neutral platform<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2334391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vance-CSPAN-PolitiFact-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14279,38176,39771,8159,32076],"class_list":["post-2334390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-c-span","tag-media-integrity","tag-political-journalism","tag-politifact","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vance-CSPAN-PolitiFact-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}