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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2026 · 21 MIN

Fact-checking election attack ads

from Sound Politics · host KUOW News and Information

Ballots for the November election are here – and the attack ads are hitting your screens and your mailbox. This week on Sound Politics, we get into who’s trying to sway your vote – millionaires, state employees, and... Ken Jennings? – and whether they're telling the truth. The show is joined by state government reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan and Paul Queary from The Washington Observer. Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to https://www.kuow.org/donate/politics Sound Politics is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Catharine Smith. Our producer is Alec Cowan. Our host is Scott Greenstone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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