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Political Factoid
Lies and Accountability
| Who |
What |
How held accountable |
| Corporations |
Misstatements in prospectus |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Advertisers |
False claims about product or service |
Federal Trade Commission |
| Lawyers |
Misstatement of the facts in a
trial |
Disbarment |
| Citizens |
False report |
Jail |
| Researchers |
Fudged data |
Drummed out of academe |
| Politicians |
Lies, falsehoods, manipulation of facts, negative ads |
Poorly
(at best) |
-- Richard Doak, The Des Moines Register
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