Democrat Lina Hidalgo and her Republican challenger, Alexandra del Moral Mealer, have spent millions of dollars attacking each other with television advertisements. Some of the ads contain misleading or oversimplified claims. Here's what to know.
Some of the ads contain misleading or oversimplified claims that lack key background information, misrepresent the opposing candidate’s political or policy views, and in some cases appear to be downright false.
The ad further claims Mealer has “pledged to purge our voter rolls,” pointing to language on Mealer’s campaign website that states: “I will do everything I can to safeguard our ballots and ensure free and fair elections for Harris County voters. This starts by cleaning the voter rolls,” along with other measures.
Additionally, the ad claims Mealer “seems like she only answers to Donald Trump,” showing Mealer being interviewed with a framed photo of Trump in the background. The interview did not take place at Mealer’s home, as the ad appears to suggest.Earlier this month, Mealer’s campaign went up on air with an ad that claims Hidalgo’s “radical crime policies have led to hundreds of murders.