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Fact-checking attacks on GOP Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake in TV ad narrated by drag queen

Fact-checking attacks on GOP Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake in TV ad narrated by drag queen

By Tom Kertscher • July 19, 2022
Ad Watch: Masters’ video game style immigration ad blurs the facts

Ad Watch: Masters’ video game style immigration ad blurs the facts

By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2022
No easy answers on reducing U.S. gas prices, despite political ads’ claims

No easy answers on reducing U.S. gas prices, despite political ads’ claims

By Tom Kertscher • June 15, 2022
Fact-checking a super PAC attack on Dr. Oz over defunding police, Obamacare, COVID-19, immigration

Fact-checking a super PAC attack on Dr. Oz over defunding police, Obamacare, COVID-19, immigration

By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2022
Sorting out the police reports highlighted in an ad attacking US Senate candidate Herschel Walker

Sorting out the police reports highlighted in an ad attacking US Senate candidate Herschel Walker

By Tom Kertscher • April 4, 2022
2022 candidates use ads vowing to be tough on China, or attacking rivals as too soft on China

2022 candidates use ads vowing to be tough on China, or attacking rivals as too soft on China

By Tom Kertscher • March 3, 2022
Republicans facing off in 2022 GOP primaries are running ads claiming the 2020 election was stolen

Republicans facing off in 2022 GOP primaries are running ads claiming the 2020 election was stolen

By Tom Kertscher • February 2, 2022
Democrats’ plans to expand Medicare benefits put pinch on Advantage plans’ funding

Democrats’ plans to expand Medicare benefits put pinch on Advantage plans’ funding

By Michelle Andrews • October 28, 2021
A provocative new ad claims Georgia GOP senator is more conservative than Attila the Hun. Really?

A provocative new ad claims Georgia GOP senator is more conservative than Attila the Hun. Really?

By Tom Kertscher • September 22, 2020
Ad Watch: Joe Biden’s Spanish-language ad says Donald Trump lacks coronavirus plan

Ad Watch: Joe Biden’s Spanish-language ad says Donald Trump lacks coronavirus plan

By Miriam Valverde • September 16, 2020
Ad Watch: What Donald Trump said about Charlottesville

Ad Watch: What Donald Trump said about Charlottesville

By Miriam Valverde • September 10, 2020
Ad Watch: Biden campaign ad accurately represents Trump’s call to boycott Goodyear

Ad Watch: Biden campaign ad accurately represents Trump’s call to boycott Goodyear

By Noah Y. Kim • August 26, 2020
Ad Watch: Biden exaggerates Trump’s Social Security action

Ad Watch: Biden exaggerates Trump’s Social Security action

By Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2020
Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad

Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad

By Bill McCarthy • July 29, 2020
Ad Watch: Fact-checking the Trump campaign’s 'defunding the police' ad

Ad Watch: Fact-checking the Trump campaign’s 'defunding the police' ad

By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2020
Ad Watch: Fact-checking a video about Biden’s academic record

Ad Watch: Fact-checking a video about Biden’s academic record

By Daniel Funke • May 7, 2020
Ad Watch: Trump’s ‘American Comeback’ ad uses words of media, Democrats out of context

Ad Watch: Trump’s ‘American Comeback’ ad uses words of media, Democrats out of context

By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2020
Ad watch: Priorities USA’s timeline on coronavirus and Trump’s inaction

Ad watch: Priorities USA’s timeline on coronavirus and Trump’s inaction

By Emily Venezky • April 21, 2020
Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus

Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus

By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2020
Ad Watch: Donald Trump’s video about Joe Biden and China is rife with omission, deceptive editing

Ad Watch: Donald Trump’s video about Joe Biden and China is rife with omission, deceptive editing

By Miriam Valverde • April 15, 2020