Truth-Squadding the New Measure R Ads

by Nathan Walpow

Steve Hymon at the L.A. Times’s Bottleneck Blog takes a look at three new commercials in support of Los Angeles County’s Measure R, the half-cent sales tax increase for transportation improvements. (And I shamelessly stole his post title.) His conclusion: “None of the ads have statements that are blatantly false, but they all have claims that are difficult to quantify.” Check out his entire post and see what you think. The ads in question are below.

 

 

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