Reality check: The confusion over collusion
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Reality check: The confusion over collusion
Aug 7, 2018
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Here’s how President Trump uses the word “evil” very differently than past presidents — and why it matters for 2020, John Avlon explains in today's #RealityCheck. https://cnn.it/2HYDaGS | CNN Replay
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Here’s how President Trump uses the word “evil” very differently than past presidents — and why it matters for 2020, John Avlon explains in today's #RealityCheck. https://cnn.it/2HYDaGS | CNN Replay
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Reality Check’s John Avlon explains how “America First” isolationists preceded Trump by decades, and how a beloved cartoonist pushed back against the idea during World War II. cnn.it/3wIkSCK | CNN
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Reality Check’s John Avlon explains how “America First” isolationists preceded Trump by decades, and how a beloved cartoonist pushed back against the idea during World War II. cnn.it/3wIkSCK | CNN
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In his latest #RealityCheck, John Avlon examines whether things are better under Biden than they were under Trump. "In politics, perception often becomes reality... messaging matters. So does the need to put up clear wins on the board, and having them connect with people's everyday lives." | CNN
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In his latest #RealityCheck, John Avlon examines whether things are better under Biden than they were under Trump. "In politics, perception often becomes reality... messaging matters. So does the need to put up clear wins on the board, and having them connect with people's everyday lives." | CNN
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The first day of impeachment hearings was a portrait of polarization says John Avlon as he breaks down the signature moves from the "Deflect and Project" to the "Indignant Ostrich" #RealityCheck | CNN Replay
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The first day of impeachment hearings was a portrait of polarization says John Avlon as he breaks down the signature moves from the "Deflect and Project" to the "Indignant Ostrich" #RealityCheck | CNN Replay
27.2K viewsNov 15, 2019
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Reality Check: The growing body count behind 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory
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Reality Check: The growing body count behind 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory
May 16, 2022
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John Avlon's reality check discusses the recall election in San Francisco that ousted three school board members. | CNN
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John Avlon's reality check discusses the recall election in San Francisco that ousted three school board members. | CNN
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#RealityCheck: "19 months into the Trump administration, things seem swampier than ever." John Avlon contrasts Trump's 2016 campaign promise to "drain the swamp" with the White House's current legal issues and the legal issues of past administrations. | CNN This Morning
16.6K viewsAug 23, 2018
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CNN’s John Avlon traces the evolution of White identity politics through history from its most blatant incarnations to today’s more subliminal form of anxiety. “Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat” tackles these nuances in the first of a two-part discussion with CNN’s Sara Sidner and Elle Reeve. https://cnn.it/2YRSU8L | CNN
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In today's #RealityCheck, John Avlon reviews the top 5 greatest hits and misses from presidential debates in the last 40 years. “Every candidate is going to be fighting for that big moment...or they could swing and miss and sink into oblivion." cnn.it/2J8m34b | CNN Replay
12.2K viewsJun 26, 2019
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Reporter Kelly Weill explains to John Avlon on Reality Check how a deep dive into QAnon, chemtrails and flat-Earthers uncovered a subgroup: flat-Earth Nazis. cnn.it/3MoWn2X | CNN
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In today's #RealityCheck, John Avlon talks to legal analysts and government experts to put the latest Trump scandal in perspective. "It suggests that foreign governments can curry favor with the President by digging up dirt on his political opponents." CNN legal analyst Steve Vladdeck tells Avlon. https://cnn.it/2may95a | CNN Replay
157.1K viewsSep 23, 2019
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Avlon: We've gone from tearing down walls to building them
Nov 8, 2019
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"It might surprise you to learn that protecting whistleblowers is an idea almost as old as the Republic itself." John Avlon explores the historical bipartisan support for the whistleblower program. #RealityCheck | CNN Replay
177.3K viewsOct 2, 2019
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Take John Avlon's guided tour of Team Trump's defense: So What. “Facts and evidence don’t matter...the American people’s opinion doesn’t matter and historic precedent doesn’t matter. All that matters is the President is in power and his party controls the Senate.” #RealityCheck https://cnn.it/2NJa6ov | CNN
106.6K viewsJan 28, 2020
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The dark history behind Trump's heated rhetoric | Reality Check with John Avlon
36.6K viewsOct 31, 2018
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CNN senior global affairs analyst Bianna Golodryga - who was born in the former Soviet Union - joins John Avlon on this week’s Reality Check to give her perspective on whether the GOP might rediscover its commitment to freedom. cnn.it/3LPmijc | CNN
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19 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, John Avlon honors those who ran into the fire and looks at Donald Trump’s record around 9/11 — and how it echoes his recent comments on the military. “It’s never been about public service. It’s always been about himself.” https://cnn.it/3kckQtl #RealityCheck | CNN Replay
385.5K viewsSep 11, 2020
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"History will be brutal to President Trump. Because our country is more divided, more in debt and less respected than it was before he took office," John Avlon says as he looks back at the President's time in the Oval Office. https://cnn.it/3nXMJaf #RealityCheck | CNN Replay
42.9K viewsJan 19, 2021
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What the Russia probe has uncovered so far | Reality Check with John Avlon
55.6K viewsNov 30, 2018
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"To date the Mueller investigation has resulted in charges for 37 individuals and entities," John Avlon breaks down Trump's war on facts in the Russia investigation #RealityCheck https://cnn.it/2Or8oGO | CNN This Morning
13.8K viewsSep 17, 2018
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"While collusion may not be a crime, conspiracy is. And you can't linguistically spin your way out of that one": John Avlon takes on collusion confusion in today's #realitycheck | CNN This Morning
4.1K viewsAug 7, 2018
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“The health care wars are back on.” In today’s #RealityCheck, John Avlon explores where the left and right stand on health care as President Trump said late last night that Republicans are working on a new health care plan but won't introduce it until after the 2020 election. https://cnn.it/2K1r4z9 | CNN Replay
78.5K viewsApr 2, 2019
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While social media is an amazing tool, "it's susceptible to be being hijacked by hyper partisans...and bots on a disinformation mission to divide," warns John Avlon in today's #RealityCheck. "Don't mistake that virtual world for what's actually happening in mainstream America." | CNN Replay
51.7K viewsApr 11, 2019
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After Finland and Sweden's announcement the countries are considering joining NATO, Putin may be getting the thing he feared the most: NATO expansion. CNN's John Avlon has the Reality Check. | CNN
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"The good news is that the economy is booming," says John Avlon, "but the bad news is that the deficit is booming as well." #RealityCheck: "Those things aren't supposed to happen at the same time." https://cnn.it/2J0nVvb | CNN This Morning
7.5K viewsOct 17, 2018
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"President Trump's unprecedented decision to revoke John Brennan's security clearance has sparked some serious blowback," says John Avlon. "The word 'unprecedented' gets used a lot with President Trump, so let's take a closer look at why this is so unusual..." #RealityCheck | CNN This Morning
4.7K viewsAug 17, 2018
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“Stringent actions directed by scientists save lives and ultimately do more to get the country on the road to economic recovery, but politicians pushing back against science prolongs the pain,” John Avlon says on the US response to Covid-19. #RealityCheck | CNN Replay
94.4K viewsJun 25, 2020
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Avlon: Will GOP still parrot Putin's disinformation post-Trump?
Apr 19, 2021
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Avlon: Fact-checkers adjusting to new normal under Biden
Feb 3, 2021
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