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Reports Say Trump Ad Aired With Government Funding

publishers 2articles 2first reported 24 Sep, 15:54 UTCdeveloping since 24 Sep · 8 editions

A Trump advertisement aired with government funding despite a legal prohibition on propaganda, The Washington Post reported. MS NOW separately described the advertisement as taxpayer-financed and propagandistic, reporting that the Trump administration disregarded a legal limit in airing it.

HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE

Written from 2 articles, headlines and summaries only; 2 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; the editor kept it as written.

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2
Given to the writer
2, headlines and summaries only
Independent newsrooms
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Second model (editor)
kept as written
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passed
Human review
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OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 9 19 25 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 1 Oct 2 Oct 25 Sep 00:36 UTC · Taxpayer-Funded Television Ad Promoting Trump Draws Legal Scrutiny 2 Oct 00:14 UTC · Government-funded Trump ads draw legal complaints and bipartisan criticism

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Donald Trump · 4 outlets
  • Public Citizen · 3 outlets

Entered the story later

  • John Thune · from 28 Sep 23:19, 3 outlets
  • Barack Obama · from 27 Sep 22:56, 2 outlets
  • Special Counsel · from 28 Sep 17:15, 2 outlets
  • Jamie Raskin · from 28 Sep 17:15, 2 outlets
  • John Kennedy · from 28 Sep 17:15, 2 outlets
  • Chuck Schumer · from 28 Sep 23:19, 2 outlets

HOW THIS STORY DEVELOPED: EVERY HEADLINE, EVERY OUTLET →