60 Minutes spin: Truth and consequences

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CBS News’s 60 Minutes program is coming under intense fire for its Sunday night segment that accused Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of “pay for play.”

The piece by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi uses what critics call an extreme case of deceptive editing, leaving out the governor’s detailed and nuanced explanation for granting the grocery store chain Publix the right to provide COVID-19 vaccines after he received a contribution for his reelection campaign from Publix.

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