MRC contributing writer Stephanie Hamill was a guest on The Evening Edit with host Elizabeth MacDonald on Fox Business on Friday to discuss the latest controversy swirling around Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign involving deceitful Google Ads.
As revealed by Axios last week, the Harris campaign has taken to paying for Google ads that, on first glance, look like legitimate news headlines from some of the nation’s biggest news sources, including USA Today, the AP, Reuters, and CNN, among others.
While not technically illegal, the move sparked criticism from those who pointed out the Democrat Party’s supposed stance against “fake news,” and caused concern even among left-wing media outlets that weren’t happy about their names being used alongside pro-Harris headlines that they didn’t actually publish.
“The campaign isn’t breaking any laws or violating Google policy by rewriting headlines to make Harris and her policies sound more positive, but it doesn’t mean it’s ethical,” said Hamill.
Especially considering the fact that many of the left say they’re concerned about ‘misinformation‘ being spread in the 2024 election.