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Why anti-transgender political ads are dominating the airwaves this election

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Summary
Nutrition label

70% Informative

From Oct. 7 to Oct. 20 , Trump ’s campaign and pro-Trump groups spent an estimated $95 million on ads, more than 41 percent of which were anti-transgender.

Independent journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Erin Reed joins Laura Barrón-López to discuss the ads.

VR Score

75

Informative language

75

Neutral language

74

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

53

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

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