Tag: patterns of deception

Democratic Deceptions

October 28, 2016

TV ads tie Donald Trump to GOP candidates who don’t support him.

FlackCheck.org Video: Midterm Deceptions

September 26, 2014

FlackCheck.org, our sister website for political literacy, looks at two recent political campaign ads that mislead viewers using common patterns of deception.

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