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Claire McCaskill: “I would like to ask the FTC, Does the current law give you enough recourse to take actions on these fake newscasts?”

On the recordJuly 21, 2009
I would like to ask the FTC, Does the current law give you enough recourse to take actions on these fake newscasts?
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill questions the FTC's authority over misleading advertisements.

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