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Here's why political ads can run on TV news stations, regardless of falsehoods
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While there are restrictions governing the truthfulness of what journalists and commercial ads can say, political candidates have special protections for their speech. They have no specific obligation to be truthful, although falsehoods can still cause trouble for the people who make the ads. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/do-political-ads-have-to-tell-the-truth-who-pays-for-political-ads-verify-fact-check-truth-in-advertising-elections/536-f9a6f342-2917-40b0-a8f6-8670e1af5c03 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw
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