Crime & Safety

Why this ad attacking Senate candidate Roy Cooper is a boldfaced lie


North Carolina and South Carolina are two different states, right?

An ad being shown in North Carolina is falsely attempting to tie former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s policies to a tragic murder that took place in Columbia, South Carolina.

One thing the ad doesn’t tell the viewer?

Senate Leadership Fund, the group behind the ad, pledged $71 million to defeat Cooper in this year’s US Senate election. So far, they’ve done so with ads that are either misleading or flat-out false.

Cardinal & Pine’s Dylan Rhoney tells you what you need to know.

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