Claim: When we ran an article yesterday calling the first TV spot from The National Republican Trust PAC one of the sleaziest false ads we've seen, the group had reported spending just under $1 million. But it seems that the attack, which featured Mohammed Atta, may have helped the upstart group strike gold: In an Oct. 29 fundraising e-mail NRT PAC claims to have raised more than $3 million. The ad flashes an image of the 9/11 terrorist's Florida driver's license while falsely charging that Obama has a "plan"
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Verdict: when we ran an article yesterday calling the first tv spot from the national republican trust pac one of the sleaziest false ads we've seen, the group had reported spending just under $1 million. but it seems that the attack, which featured mohammed atta, may have helped the upstart group strike gold: in an oct. 29 fundraising e-mail nrt pac claims to have raised more than $3 million. the ad flashes an image of the 9/11 terrorist's florida driver's license while falsely charging that obama has a "plan"
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Joe Miller
Date published: 2008-10-29T18:58:33