Claim: Sen. Obama was somewhat misleading when he claimed 100 percent of Sen. McCain ad's were negative. His claim is backed up only in so far as it regards a single week examined by the Wisconsin Advertising Project of the University of Wisconsin. In an Oct. 8 report, they concluded that, "during the week of September 28-October 4, nearly 100 percent of the McCain campaign's advertisements were negative. During the same period, 34 percent of the Obama campaign's ads were negative."
Fact-check: 100 Percent Negative? - FactCheck.org
Verdict: sen. obama was somewhat misleading when he claimed 100 percent of sen. mccain ad's were negative. his claim is backed up only in so far as it regards a single week examined by the wisconsin advertising project of the university of wisconsin. in an oct. 8 report, they concluded that, "during the week of september 28-october 4, nearly 100 percent of the mccain campaign's advertisements were negative. during the same period, 34 percent of the obama campaign's ads were negative."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Emi Kolawole
Date published: 2008-10-18T19:40:07