Report: Harris Campaign Editing News Headlines in Google Ads
The Facts
Axios reported this week that the Harris campaign has bought search ads on Google featuring news headlines and supporting texts from major publishers rewritten in her favor.
The ads mimicking real news results include links to articles from news outlets such as the Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, The Guardian, NPR, Reuters and Time Magazine.
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Though this practice is common and in accordance with Google policies, it's hard to understand why the Harris campaign has decided to adopt such a risky strategy given the positive coverage she has received since entering the presidential race. Regardless of whether this actually proves advantageous for her, such a process could further affect trust in the media.
Republican narrative
It seems that Kamala Harris isn't satisfied with the assistance of mainstream media to produce positive impressions on voters, so her team has resorted to rewriting past headlines in her favor and invoking a media brand in promoted ads. Democrats have acted in contempt of the press, and it's now up to journalists to show they still have principles left.
