ON THE RIGHT, JOHN FETTERMAN HAS ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED OF CHEATING IN THE DEBATE

Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman haven't even debated in the Pennsylvania Senate race -- the debate happens tonight -- but rodent-like supervillain Stephen Miller hads already proclaimed that Fetterman is guilty of cheating:

The moderators must open the debate by disclosing to viewers that Fetterman is receiving secret video messages to assist him throughout the event. Expect Fetterman to have the performance of a lifetime as the first candidate in history to get hidden texts fed to him all night. https://t.co/Uct3bcGXp0

— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) October 25, 2022

"The performance of a lifetime"? That seems ... implausible, given Fetterman's ongoing recovery from a stroke and Oz's well-honed TV slickness. But many on the right agree with Miller:

Democrats will cheat in any way they can. Feeding Fetterman's answers on his computer is a real threat. Democrats will commit any crime to hold onto power. 10250536 https://t.co/oKWwG4dFxv

— rwbaker343 (@rwbaker343) October 25, 2022

So, is Fetterman going to get the answers on his monitor? Wouldn't suprise me if that's what Dems pull

— Proud Mn Marine (@VolsungaGp) October 24, 2022

The use of the technology, as described by CNN, seems quite transparent:

The campaigns agreed weeks ago to allow Fetterman to use closed captioning technology during the debate, meaning that as Oz speaks, Fetterman will be able to read what he is saying on two 70-inch screens that will be placed above the moderators and in view of both candidates.

So Oz can see precisely what Fetterman is seeing -- as, presumably, can the TV cameras when they pan to the moderators.

None of which will prevent Rat Boy Miller and his allies from claiming that they saw a debate answer flash up on the screen. Prominent party hacks will repeat the allegations. Social media accounts mysteriously created in the past few months will post doctored screen shots of Fetterman's debate answers on the monitors. (Or, since the voice-recognition software will presumably keep working while Fetterman speaks, these social media operatives will un-sync the audio and video to make it seem as if a Fetterman answer flashed on the monitors before he gave it.)

This might not seem credible to anyone outside the right-wing bubble. But be ready for it.