Truth: Rare in Election 2010, but not entirely absent
Occasionally candidates and other political groups told the truth this campaign season. Here are a few examples.
By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 12:58 p.m.
Fact-checking "Wizard of Oz" ad that casts Nancy Pelosi as Wicked Witch of the West
Republican John Dennis scored a viral video hit with his Wizard of Oz themed ad, which casts his opponent, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the role of the Wicked Witch of the West. We check a claim in the ad that taxpayers pay $18,000 a month for Pelosi's district office in downtown San Francisco.
By Robert Farley :: Published on Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.
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