# Truth in advertising?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-advertising/171236
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [April 26, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-advertising/171236 "2003-04-26T01:54:11Z")
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### Author: ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-advertising/171236/1 "2003-04-26T01:54:11Z")

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On TV, the man says, “27,000 children died last night.” It is said on the commercial for the Christian Children’s Fund, and I’ve seen it night after night. Is this to be believed?

MizQuirk