With the advent of super PACs, the amount of money flowing into political advertising has been unprecedented – $10 million has been spent on TV and radio ads in Iowa in December. More ads and more interests controlling their messages also means that there’s more misinformation out there. Politicfact’s Bill Adair joins the program to sort through the truth behind all the spin. Bill Adair is editor of the website Politifact.
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