Talk:Citizens for Sanity

A fact from Citizens for Sanity appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 November 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Citizens for Sanity PAC, opposing "woke insanity", ran ads saying "vote progressive this November"?

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 01:44, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that ads run by the PAC Citizens for Sanity have been criticized as "unbelievably racist" and worse than the Willie Horton ad? Source: LA Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Frances Brett Hodgkinson
- Comment: Feel free to propose an alternative hook.

Created by Elli (talk). Self-nominated at 19:06, 19 October 2022 (UTC).[reply]

I think, for a claim that controversial, I'd ask for a secondary source on the criticism itself. Howzabout we let the organization speak for itself? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 19:26, 19 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- ALT1: ... that the Citizens for Sanity PAC was criticized for an ad opposing "men in girls' sports"?
- ALT2: ... that the Citizens for Sanity PAC – which opposes "woke insanity", "men in girls' sports", and illegal immigration – ran ads saying "vote progressive this November"?
  - ALT2a: ... that the Citizens for Sanity PAC, opposing "woke insanity", ran ads saying "vote progressive this November"?
A note: This needs to run after the U.S. elections on November 8 (although, if i'm being honest, that's probably already how it's gonna shake out). theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 14:01, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We won't have a delay problem now. The article is new enough and long enough, and QPQ is present. If you have watched sports in the last 30 days in the US, you have seen their inflammatory advertising—it's been impossible to ignore. (Non-US people perusing this DYK nom might note the high pageview count that balloons on Saturday and Sunday.) I am not sure how many of their claims are worth parroting on the Main Page, and I think Leek's hesitation about ALT0 is justified as well. ALT1 and 2 personally give me pause. My personal nod is ALT2a on punchiness and relatability. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:16, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure if this can be added, but spent 488k in a week leadup to 2022 election. ads are listed here: https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_type=political_and_issue_ads&country=US&id=23852096665660274&view_all_page_id=107013225481098&search_type=page&media_type=all — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:500:8801:6360:4098:4611:5641:9939 (talk) 06:50, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How do they get away with all their LIES? 107.9.34.66 (talk) 23:46, 6 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]