Television networks host candidate forums all the time, do you have any precedent where these have ever been considered “in kind” contributions?

televised town halls, the network talking heads do a compare and contrast regarding candidates claims. CNN was silent. Thereby gifting her an 1.5 of free say what she wants, airtime. Can you imagine what that costs?

Where is the legal standard that says whatever you happen to consider to be “inadequate” fact checking turns a candidate forum into an “in kind” contribution?

Also, this was the first thing that popped up in google when I searched for the town hall

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/18/politics/fact-check-nikki-haley-townhall-new-hampshire/index.html

money, equipment, supplies, an office, loaning employees, etc., it is reportable.

CNN’s treatment of the town hall did not feature the requisite talking heads doing a fact check. This completely alters the nature of so called public service, thereby making it appears as though CNN endorsed her answers.

Where is the precedent for such a standard being applied?

I can’t believe any candidate forum hosted by Fox News meets your arbitrary standard, why haven’t they been pursued under your theory?

Also, I posted a CNN fact check on the Haley event, so your claim isn’t even really correct.

Say…how convenient!
Proved me wrong.

Indeed.

I thought I read here today that they were going to give President Biden a town hall in the near future. I can't find it now, of
course I could be total wrong.

Fact checking by the network
Fact checking immediately after the town hall.
There was NO FACT checking regarding Haley’s claims.
*crickets*

Well during one debate, I think it was Wallace that did fact check one of the people on the stage, only time
I ever saw a moderator do that. Edit to say I get your point.

something that can be fact checked.

most of the studies are pages long and none of the Magats we'd be trying to convince will read studies or accept our interpretation.