By the time Americans head to the polls in November, they would have been exposed to $3bn worth of ads. Political ads rarely tell the truth and in this year's election campaign, facts have tended to matter less. This is where mainstream media should step up.
But so far, the US media have not shown the appetite or the stomach to get past the rhetoric and get to the truth. In this week's News Divide, we look at the politics of telling the truth in a heated election campaign.
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