Letter to the editor: Fact check political ads

Posted 9/25/24

To the editor,

In reference to the Letter to the Editor of Sept. 4 regarding “Deceptive Political Commercials”: the letter was very true, and I wanted to add some more information. …

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Letter to the editor: Fact check political ads

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To the editor,

In reference to the Letter to the Editor of Sept. 4 regarding “Deceptive Political Commercials”: the letter was very true, and I wanted to add some more information. No matter who is paying for the commercial – on TV or radio or social media – none of it is fact checked (according to the FCC and other resources). Anything can be stated, and the only backlash that can occur is if someone chooses to bring a defamation suit against whoever is paying for the ad. The only criteria for any ad is that it must state somewhere who is paying for it, or vocally state it. Please do your own fact checking on any information presented, and be sure to check numerous sites when you are researching information for yourself. God Bless America.

Brenda La Valley

River Falls

political ads, commercials, elections, fact checking, politics, letters