Article in Associated Press by David Bader, 8/16/24
Headline: “They look like — and link to — real news articles. But they’re actually ads from the Harris campaign”
In the struggle for our minds, the line between advertising and actual news is shrinking.
“If you’re not looking too closely, some recent Kamala Harris ads may give the false impression that some leading news organizations are taking sides in the campaign for president.
“The advertisements, which have turned up in some Google search feeds, include links to legitimate news stories but feature — in words that appear to be headlines from the originating news organizations — pro-Harris messages written by the Democrat’s campaign.”
https://apnews.com/article/advertising-harris-google-guardian-2551b67dcf742df0d079122b25dd63d9