In the 3rd Congressional District, a Peter Meijer ad links Hillary Scholten to riot sympathizers. A mix of thin facts and insinuation, it’s inflammatory and misleading.
Michigan Fact Squad
Bridge Michigan’s Fact Squad scrutinizes truthfulness of ads, statements and social media of political candidates for the Nov. 3 election.
Posted inMichigan Government
Fact Squad | Gary Peters ad highlights attendance, hits back at John James
Gary Peters points to near-perfect attendance on votes and record of passing bills to rebut arguments from John James that he skips work. The claims are true but fail to mention most senators have sterling attendance records.
Posted inMichigan Government
Fact Squad | Trump slams Biden son for buying Michigan auto firm with Chinese
One day after Joe Biden touted his Made in America plan, President Trump notes that the Democrat’s son teamed with a Chinese defense contractor to buy a Michigan firm that created jobs overseas.
Posted inMichigan Government
News or ads? Liberal sites in Michigan spend big to hype Slotkin, Democrats
Progressives are taking a cue from conservatives and founding ‘news’ sites like Courier Newsroom, which spends big money on election-year social media ads to benefit Democratic in swing districts such as U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Holly.
Posted inQuality of Life
Will Postal Service botch election in Michigan? It’s unlikely, experts say.
Despite fears that absentee ballots would be delayed and uncounted, few are complaining about local mail delivery, officials say. In fact, the U.S. Postal Service acquitted itself fairly well in a test set by Bridge to mimic mail-in ballots.
Posted inMichigan Government
Fact Squad | Ad falsely claims John James would deny millions health insurance
A Democratic super PAC targeting Senate hopeful John James gets the math right, but uses a hypothetical argument to come to faulty conclusions. But the Republican also is vague about exactly what he’d do about health care.
Posted inMichigan Government
Fact Squad | Truth blurred in John James ad claiming Peters is ‘invisible’
The latest TV attack ad from Republican challenger John James blends a few facts (some of which are quite old) to reach a questionable conclusion that Sen. Gary Peters has done little but double his wealth while in Washington, D.C.
Posted inMichigan Government
Fact Squad | Misleading GOP ad smears Gary Peters’ record on coronavirus
A new TV attack ad from a Republican group accuses Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of blocking emergency aid for small businesses in the United States and praising China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. But the commercial misleads on several fronts.
Posted inMichigan Government
Fact Squad | Peters ad accurately touts work for farmers, omits lack of success
A new campaign ad from Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters highlights his work alongside Michigan cherry farmers fighting a flood of cheap Turkish imports. The ad is factual but glosses over that the fight hasn’t been successful.
Posted inMichigan Government
Fact Squad | John James skips details in ad claiming Peters ‘downplayed’ COVID
An attack ad from Republican challenger John James uses a 2-second clip and old attendance records to argue Sen. Gary Peters should have done a better job safeguarding against the coronavirus. In making the case, the ad omits some key facts.