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  • Wednesday, October 31 2012 5:51 PM EDT2012-10-31 21:51:29 GMT
    Six days to go before the presidential election and one ad about Chrysler and China, that is aimed at Toledo, is causing a stir. "Mitt, Mitt, Mitt, Mitt"At his highly charged Defiance, Ohio appearance,
    A Mitt Romney ad about China and Chrysler could have used a phone call to fact check.
  • Wednesday, October 24 2012 6:12 PM EDT2012-10-24 22:12:53 GMT
    A Pro-Romney Super PAX ad charges the president promised more than he delivered with regard to creating jobs. American Crossroads  produced an ad that was outdated almost as soon as it ran, but that isn't
    Pro Romney ad takes advantage of impression president tried to make with regard to the stimulus and job creation.
  • Wednesday, October 24 2012 5:40 PM EDT2012-10-24 21:40:33 GMT
    An ad produced by a Super PAC in support of President Obama assumes a bit too much.Priorities USA Action produced an ad that makes a lot of assumptions based on a budget with little specifics."Take away
    Pro-Obama ad makes assumptions about cuts to education should Mitt Romney win the presidential election.
  • Tuesday, October 16 2012 6:09 PM EDT2012-10-16 22:09:42 GMT
    We look at Republican Mitt Romney's claim he can create 12-million jobs.  Here's the ad that's running on local airwaves. "Let me tell you how I'll create 12-million jobs when President Obama couldn't"Mitt
    Mitt Romney's ad promising 12 million new jobs may be a stretch.
  • Tuesday, October 16 2012 5:39 PM EDT2012-10-16 21:39:14 GMT
    President Obama is running another ad that implies Republican Mitt Romney pays too little investment tax."You made on your investments personally about 20-million dollars last year."CBS News anchor Scott
    Obama ad edits out important comment Romney made on explaining why investment income tax rates are "fair."
  • Tuesday, October 9 2012 2:59 PM EDT2012-10-09 18:59:39 GMT
    We're continuing to challenge the president candidates campaign ads by putting them through the Truth Test.  This time, we look at a Mitt Romney ad that claims President Obama will increase taxes on the
    A Mitt Romney campaign ad has some truch with regard to higher "taxes" on the middle class imposed by President Barack Obama.
  • Tuesday, October 9 2012 2:43 PM EDT2012-10-09 18:43:56 GMT
    Four weeks away from election day and 13abc is not letting up on the presidential candidates.  We continue digging into the charges they're leveling in their campaign ads.   The latest is the Obama campaign's
    An Obama campaign ad falsely claims Mitt Romney has a $5 trillion dollar tax cut plan.  It's based on a study that makes some unlikely assumptions.
  • Monday, October 1 2012 6:11 PM EDT2012-10-01 22:11:49 GMT
    A Mitt Romney ad attacking President Obama over his policies toward China ignore progress in relations.Here's the Ad:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trviuqntmfs"China is stealing American ideas and technology"That
    A Mitt Romney ad attacking President Obama over his policies toward China ignore progress in relations.
  • Monday, October 1 2012 5:47 PM EDT2012-10-01 21:47:00 GMT
    We're holding the candidates accountable for what's in their campaign ads but putting those spots through our Truth Test.   Submitted in this episode an Obama ad concerning trade with China and a comment
    We're holding the candidates accountable for what's in their campaign ads but putting those spots through our Truth Test.   Submitted in this episode an Obama ad concerning trade with China
  • Monday, August 13 2012 6:07 PM EDT2012-08-13 22:07:06 GMT
    Narrator: "You work hard, stretch every penny, but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him: Mitt Romney made $20 million dollars in 2010, but paid only 14% in taxes-probably less than you. Now he
    An attack ad aimed at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney "stretches" the truth.