Ad featuring Acton's mother ran without a disclaimer in Ohio race

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's 4:15 Eastern, this is The Bonk-o-Meter. Today's claim: that an ad featuring Amy Acton's mother is a big deal in Ohio's governor race.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorByron York, in the Washington Examiner, calls it really weird and unlikely to matter.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe facts. In the ad, the woman says, quote, she is a liar, she lies about her past.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorActon confirmed it is her mother, and said her mother is the one who is lying.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe ad first circulated on social media without the legally required disclaimer saying who paid for it. Ramaswamy's campaign told reporters it was theirs afterward.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSo an ad about someone hiding her past hid its own author until reporters asked. I have covered cover-ups with better paperwork.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFour million dollars, Forbes says.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd Emerson has it forty-six to forty-five, nine percent undecided. Forecasters call it a toss-up. The ad moves nothing, so the rating is Full Bonkers.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFull Bonkers, and the only ad in Ohio that needed a disclaimer for itself. Same time tomorrow.