NEWS ANALYSIS: Does truth even matter anymore?

Distortions, stretches, half-truths and omissions are familiar features of political campaigns. But independent fact-checkers and analysts say that outright falsehoods in candidates’ ads may be reaching a level not seen since TV commercials entered presidential politics half a century ago. It is happening, they say, because false advertising has worked; and because there are few, […]

Distortions, stretches, half-truths and omissions are familiar features of political campaigns. But independent fact-checkers and analysts say that outright falsehoods in candidates’ ads may be reaching a level not seen since TV commercials entered presidential politics half a century ago. It is happening, they say, because false advertising has worked; and because there are few, if any, penalties for it.

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