AP like many other liberal progressive organizations rushes in to mak any hay they can so as to authorize hatred of the republicans...pure and simple. To dwell as they did on the supreme court nom process is pithy and small and the candidates were both right yet AP tries tries tries to make them appear either ignorant or misleading.
The examples cited are quite fair. In general, they aren’t saying lies, just a positive spin. Cruz did correct himself on the supreme court nomination by a lame duck president. He corrected to appointed and confirmed, which is factual.