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Truth Matters

How to Tell Campaign Lies

By Tom HaugheyAdvance News JournalWe’ve reached the point in which campaigners or their supporters have begun placing ads on television attacking, berating, or belittling their opponents.Campaigners, however, often don’t want to be seen as negative, so they (or their supporters) form temporary organizations with wonderful sounding names to stick the knife in that individual. Hence, something like “The Honest Government League” may produce a 30-second ad urging people to vote against that horrible “Fulano de Tal.” Recognizing that some people react against negative advertisements, however, they may disguise the attack by simply urging Fulano to change the way he votes ...

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