If President Trump comes out and prematurely claims victory on Election Night, what will television networks and social media websites do?
What Will TV and Social Networks Do if Trump Prematurely Declares Victory?
The question at hand: Should the networks act as gatekeepers and decline to broadcast Trump's claims, unfiltered, to tens of millions of Americans, or is their role to show news as it happens?

"We are prepared to aggressively fact-check any effort by anyone to mischaracterize the status of the race or the results of the race prematurely." (Photo:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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