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    Deceptive Second Amendment Ads

    by D'Angelo Gore Sep 06, 2019 4 minutes

    Ads posted on Facebook from a committee working to reelect President Donald Trump claim that Democrats are calling for the Second Amendment to be repealed. To support the claim, the Trump campaign pointed to statements by a few state lawmakers and one candidate for U.S. Senate.

    The ads, however, could lead some viewers to believe this is a position of Democrats in Congress or those running for president. It’s not.

    We’ve written about literally accurate but misleading claims before: Statements that are true but omit information to leave a misleading impression. This type of deceptive advertising is similar. It takes the position of a few outlier politicians and presents it in a way that can lead viewers to believe this is the general position of the party.

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