What's really going on with political ads?

What's really going on with political ads?

POLITICAL ADS TRICK EVEN YOU…

True or False

It’s legal to lie in political campaigns.

Lies don't just change minds. They change hearts. And hearts change history.


See what's going on with political ads by answering the questions below.

Propaganda is all about disinformation?
FALSE
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It's 2024 and most Republicans believe the 2020 election was stolen ?
TRUE
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Traditional ad media plays a major role for 2024 political campaigns?
TRUE
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Biden won the 2020 presidential election?
TRUE
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People vote based on emotion more than on issues?
TRUE
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There are regulations governing online advertising in the U.S.?
FALSE
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There are 15+ ways you can be targeted and tricked on the internet?
TRUE
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False news travels faster and further?
TRUE
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During May 2022, CNN asked 1007 American voters for their opinions on the country's two major political parties...46% surveyed considered the GOP "too extreme" and 48% viewed the Democratic Party the same way.*

* As reported in "The Vanishing Moderate Democrat," by Jason Zengerle, The New York Times Magazine, July 3, 2022

Ad Gallery

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Directly below are some representative election 24 campaign ads, starting with Trump v Biden and moving on to the Donald Trump/J.D. Vance v Kamala Harris/Tim Walz official campaigns. For the most emotional ads, go to our app "PLAYED: Play or Get Played" which you can download for free here. You won't have seen many of the ads we're showing as they may only run in swing states where media dollars count the most.

Not to ignore history, we've also kept some ads from prior Trump v Biden and Trump v Clinton battles, so you can compare.

Do heads win over hearts? Facts over fiction? Watch and decide what you think.

Then, towards the end of our gallery, check out some of the most notorious political ads of all time. Fun to watch!

2024, TRUMP. "Endorsement"

A former third-party rival, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and a former Democrat

2024, HARRIS. "Control"

The ads focus is on Project 25, a roadmap for governing written

2024, Harris. "Tougher"

To an America who doesn’t know that much about Kamala Harris, this

2024, Trump. "Radical Ideas"

With crime as a centerpiece to the Trump election strategy, this ad

2024, Harris. "Knows"

With a $19 million campaign primarily in swing states to re-introduce Kamala

2024, Harris. "Blocked"

Democrats are on the defense when it comes to immigration, fighting perceptions

2024, Trump. "I Don't Understand"

It’s Trump immigration attack ad versus Harris immigration attack ad.  On an

2024, Harris. "We Choose Freedom"

After Biden drops out of the Presidential race, the Kamala Harris campaign

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