We need to find a way to curb swiftboating. Maybe instead of a group just slipping an ad onto (Reply #5)

In the discussion thread: Serious question: Is it possible to sue someone for libel for false statements in a campaign-ad? [View all]

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Sat Sep 28, 2019, 07:27 PM

Karadeniz (19,123 posts)

5. We need to find a way to curb swiftboating. Maybe instead of a group just slipping an ad onto

The airwaves, the ad must first be submitted to an ethics/truth panel. For example, personal attacks could be scrutinized. An ad with demonstrably false facts...such as Trump's latest Biden bomb which is provably false...would not receive an ok. Freedom of speech is always helpful to those who most abuse it. We need to address these times of mass disinformation.

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5 replies	Author	Time	Post
Serious question: Is it possible to sue someone for libel for false statements in a campaign-ad? [View all]	DetlefK	Sep 2019	OP
You can sue for anything, but you probably won't win.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#1
Zelenskyy... Actually last time I traveled to the United States .. I stayed at the Trump Tower.	struggle4progress	Sep 2019	#2
I think there used to be an exemption for political commercials on TV-	dawg day	Sep 2019	#3
Yes but it's a horrendous political strategy	unblock	Sep 2019	#4
We need to find a way to curb swiftboating. Maybe instead of a group just slipping an ad onto	Karadeniz	Sep 2019	#5

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