tinydancer
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- Oct 16, 2010
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Man oh man, Jones and his people are truly scumbuckets. Did I mention he's a Democrat? This is as bad as the Hwy 31 advertisement.
From Politifact and they are more pro D so this is a smackdown.
Our ruling
An ad from the Jones campaign said that Moore disagreed and dissented in a case involving the abuse of two underage girls. There is no question that Moore dissented, but the ad provides no context for what Moore disagreed with. The glaring lack of detail leaves reasonable viewers with the impression that Moore disagreed with the conviction.
That’s not what he said. He disagreed with the court’s decision not to consider a legal question of admissible evidence. Several independent law professors told us that Moore raised a valid point that was legally separate from the underlying conviction in the case.
The ad leaves out critical context that gives a highly misleading impression. We rate this claim Mostly False.
Jones ad wrongly attacks Moore on sex crime case
From Politifact and they are more pro D so this is a smackdown.
Our ruling
An ad from the Jones campaign said that Moore disagreed and dissented in a case involving the abuse of two underage girls. There is no question that Moore dissented, but the ad provides no context for what Moore disagreed with. The glaring lack of detail leaves reasonable viewers with the impression that Moore disagreed with the conviction.
That’s not what he said. He disagreed with the court’s decision not to consider a legal question of admissible evidence. Several independent law professors told us that Moore raised a valid point that was legally separate from the underlying conviction in the case.
The ad leaves out critical context that gives a highly misleading impression. We rate this claim Mostly False.
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Jones ad wrongly attacks Moore on sex crime case