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Tag Archives: False advertising
A Bogus Tax Attack Against Obama
The latest multimillion-dollar attack ad from Crossroads GPS claims President Obama broke a promise to not increase taxes for families making less than $250,000 a year. That’s almost entirely false. The truth is that Obama repeatedly cut taxes for such families, first through a tax credit in effect for 2009 …
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Tagged Crossroads GPS, False advertising, health care, President Obama, taxes
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When Sally Met the Ballot Box
The BBC brings news that some politicians in Spain are huffily calling this get-out-the-vote video "misleading." The video is the work of the Young Socialists in Catalonia. The title translates in English as, "Voting is a pleasure." It depicts a young woman going all "When Harry Met Sally" as she …
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Suing Over False Political Advertising
Q: Can people be sued for false political advertising? A: Targets of false ads rarely sue. Libel law makes it practically impossible for candidates to collect damages, even if they should win.
