Fact Check: What Really Happened With That ‘Scripted’ CNN Town Hall Question?

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After the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, CNN hosted a town hall discussion on Wednesday, February 21, which included politicians, an NRA representative, and several students of the school who posed questions to panel members.

That same evening, a student from the high school, Colton Haab, told a Miami TV news station why he had opted out of the town hall, stating that “CNN had originally asked [him] to write a speech and questions, and it ended up being all scripted.”

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