Hallie Shoffner on Tom Cotton's absence from the Arkansas US Senate debate
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Hallie Shoffner@hallieshoffnerOct 12, 2026Where's Tom Cotton? Who knows, but we know he won't be at the debate. Join me today as I take the debate stage and tell you how I plan to fight for Arkansas as your next US Senator. Tune in to ArkansasTV, Monday October 12th, live at 1:30pm CT or replayed at 7:00pm CT. Livestream at http://arkansastv.gov/elections
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- 1TrueTom Cotton will not be at the debate.The claim that Tom Cotton would not be at the debate is supported: multiple independent outlets (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Advocate, THV11, KHBS, KARK) report he skipped the Monday, Oct. 12, 2026 Arkansas U.S. Senate debate, and a Reddit moderator announcement notes he declined. The claim was made on 2026-10-12, the day of the debate, so it was true on that date; the claimant's passage is consistent with the extraction, though the Reddit source is a weaker, non-authoritative corroboration.10 sources →
- 2MixedA debate is scheduled for October 12, 2026, on ArkansasTV at 1:30pm CT and 7:00pm CT.The Oct. 12, 2026 date is well supported, and two secondary sources list 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. for the U.S. Senate debate on Arkansas TV. However, ArkansasTV's own primary announcement gives 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. for the Oct. 12 debate, so the times conflict across sources. As of 2026-10-12, the claim's times fit the Senate debate per some sources but not the primary schedule.7 sources →
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- foxnews.comRated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited in checking claim 1