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Debates don't have unlimited time. That would simply allow them to lie every time a person has the last say on a topic. Making the other person have to use their time to speak on the next topic about a previous topics bologna, making minimal time to actually reply and a constant distraction from answering the questions which were hopefully designed to allow voters to better understand the positions of the candidates.
Tally's don't really work well either because lies aren't always black and white. Say for instance someone says x number of people or $x were spent on something or were effected by something. If they say 400,000 but it was really 389,000... You would have to mark that as a lie equivalent to a lie saying John Snow wasn't a character in game of thrones.
This is the real answer.
CBS not fact checking gives the liar a strong advantage.
The moderators not fact checking is fine for things like debate competitions because the judges are experts.
But in a public debate, an opponent even responding to a lie legitimizes the lie. "Of course he'd say that."
When a candidate lies and the facts are readily available to the moderators, it is imperative for the public good that they fact check.