Donald J. Trump has been complaining about the media for months and last week suggested that Lester Holt, the NBC anchor who is moderating the debate, might be biased against him because of his party affiliation.

“And by the way, Lester is a Democrat,” Mr. Trump told Bill O’Reilly of Fox News.

In fact, Mr. Holt is a Republican.

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On Monday, Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Trump’s campaign manager was pressed to explain why Mr. Trump misinformed the public about the newscaster’s party affiliation during an interview with MSNBC. After dodging and weaving, she rejected the idea that Mr. Trump lied about Mr. Holt.

“He didn’t lie,” Ms. Conway said, arguing that Mr. Trump was unaware of Mr. Holt’s political leanings. “A lie would mean that he knew the man’s party registration.”