Claim: Republican Rep. Mark Kirk is attacking his Democratic opponent in the Illinois race for the U.S. Senate with two ads that go beyond what the facts support. The ads make unsupported claims about the role Giannoulias played at his family's troubled bank and strain to tie him to BP, among other dubious statements. Kirk released the new ads less than a day after he apologized for embellishing his own military record. Bank Shot According to one of the ads,
Fact-check: Loans to Mobsters, Ties to BP? Kirk's Attack Ads Go Too Far - FactCheck.org
Verdict: republican rep. mark kirk is attacking his democratic opponent in the illinois race for the u.s. senate with two ads that go beyond what the facts support. the ads make unsupported claims about the role giannoulias played at his family's troubled bank and strain to tie him to bp, among other dubious statements. kirk released the new ads less than a day after he apologized for embellishing his own military record. bank shot according to one of the ads,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2010-07-09T18:51:31