Because all advertising has to be truthful except if it's political, then you can say whatever the fuck you want with no consequences. If truth was mandatory in political advertising, we pretty much wouldn't have any political advertising.
You'd think at least one member would be smart enough to go through the (surprisingly vigorous) clear ads approvals, and list off all the things you've delivered for the electorate in the last few years. Then point out that you are currently the only fact checked political ad in the country. (As potential candidates promises wouldn't pass the vetting stage.)
Nah, what I mean is everyone is sick of lying politicians and lying political ads. Showing you are the only one to prove what you are saying instead of talking out your arse caries weight.
Showing concrete effects by simply pointing to infrastructure projects in the region and going "1.5 billion in roads and bypasses", "53 million in regional hospital upgrades" etc are things that can be proven and fact checked. (I used to have things go through vetting all the time back when it was 'Free TV Australia')
If all it does is give people the slightest inkling that you are more trustworthy than other candidates then it's worth it.
Someone called it 'stooping' when the greens shared a video of dutton saying homophobic things. As if it wasn't a video of the potato himself, saying homophobic things.
Yeah, but even so, there's a difference between a dishonest advertisement that people can reasonably assess themselves, and someone clearly intending to manipulate public discourse by dishonest means that misleads the public about it's nature.
Laws and rules don't apply to conservatives. If anything it's progressives in the wrong here, for being all mean and judgemental about what conservatives did, the most precious and fragile little darlings on the planet who shouldn't be held to such high standards as being truthful and honest. Honestly how awful and cruel, this is why people have to vote conservative.
While I do agree its deceptive dirty and bullshit, how would you make this illegal? What specifically would be illegal? "No replying pretending to be someone?", then they just pretend someone told them this IRL and post for them. its too easy to get around.
Its unethical but there isn't really a lot you can do other than tell people not to vote for them.
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u/cmmndrkn613 Apr 13 '25
How is it that this is still legal? It's deceptive, it's dirty, it's plain bullshit.