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» Candidate/Organization: VoteVets.org
» Other Candidates Mentioned: George Allen
» Year: 2006
» State: Virginia
» Race: Senate, District N/A (About This Race)
» Party: NP
» Funded by: PAC
» Disseminations: TV, Web

Ad Content

» Cues: Military/Soldier
» Issues: Homeland Security, National Defense, Veteran Services, War (Iraq)
» Tone: Negative
» Types: Attack, Emotional, Record
» Characters: Soldiers, Veterans
» Narrator: No
» Language: English

Analysis

By factcheck.org: A new ad claims Republican Sen. George Allen of Virginia "voted against giving our troops" modern body armor. He did no such thing. The ad cites a vote on an appropriations amendment that had nothing whatever to do with body armor.

The ad also claims troops were sent to Iraq with flak vests "left over from the Vietnam war," another falsehood. The ad actually shows an improved vest that wasn't available until the 1980's. More...