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ABC News President James Goldston Stepping Down After Rocky Tenure

ABC News president James Goldston is stepping down following a rocky, seven-year tenure that saw the once-venerable news institution stumble in a series of embarrassing mistakes and internal controversies, including an alleged coverup of a report on the late Jeffrey Epstein.

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 21: President at ABC News, James Goldston speaks onstage during the

MI Sec of State Benson on ‘Meritless’ Trump Lawsuit: ‘An Attempt to Sow Seeds of Doubt’ in Election Process

In a Thursday appearance on ABC News’ “Good Morning America,” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson reacted to President Donald Trump’s campaign filing lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia over the 2020 presidential election. The filings demand better access for campaign observers to locations where ballots are being processed and counted and raise concerns about absentee ballots.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson speaks at a news conference about election secu

Fake News About COVID-19 in Texas Goes Viral

A story by ABC News regarding Texas’ number of cases and deaths related to the coronavirus since the state’s reopening on May 1 is going viral. The article presents misleading numbers that don’t appear to take increased testing and deaths related to pre-reopening contracted cases into account. An article by the news network’s Houston affiliate directly contradicts the national fake news story.

People wait in line at a free walk-up COVID-19 test site, Friday, May 8, 2020, in San Anto