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False Ads: There Oughtta Be A Law! Or -- Maybe Not

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September 16, 2004
Brooks Jackson Factcheck.org 
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'All this,' concludes Jackson, 'should tell voters that -- legally -- it's pretty much up to them to sort out who's lying and who's not in a political campaign.' Journalists have a role too. Jackson's Annenberg Political Fact Check is a nonpartisan, nonprofit resource for voters. Their latest work has debunked Kerry's claim that our war in Iraq has cost $200 billion -- not yet, says factcheck.org, and diffused Zell Miller's accusations that Kerry won't spend money on defense -- that was only true 20 years ago.
-- Harry Sheff

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