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The GOP Debate Generated 1,273% More Tweets Than Jon Stewart's Sendoff

But Fox News' most-tweeted moment didn't feature Trump

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By Tim Baysinger

August 11, 2015

Jon Stewart's Daily Show farewell on Thursday was not only upstaged by the GOP debate on TV—which helped Fox News shatter the cable news record with 24 million viewers—it was beaten on social media as well.

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