From the Right · Watch · October 21, 2026
Oct 20-21 · Ramaswamy confirms his campaign made ad featuring Acton's estranged mother
Newsmax Opinion: Greg Kelly reacts to Amy Acton’s mother’s accusations in controversial campaign ad
Opinion piece: we grade the facts it relies on, not the opinion.
Grade D (64/100). Host backs the mother's ad
Lehrer score 64/100 (−18 unnamed source/unsourced figure: poll figure with no poll named: “[0:41] The polls right now show her seven points in front”; −18 omission: never says the ad came from Ramaswamy's campaign, which WKYC and MS NOW report: “[0:54] now we have this from her very own mother.”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → D.
Opinion segment; graded on its facts only. Airs the ad and the brother's reply; says the abuse allegation is against the stepfather [4:12]. Unnamed poll [0:18].
Agrees: Airs the ad and Acton's brother's response
Splits: Leaves out who made the ad and its $4 million buy
- Met. Rule: assume there is at least one other side (the brother's response aired)
- Broken. Rule: no anonymous sources or unattributed figures except on rare and monumental occasions ([0:41] The polls right now show her seven points in front)
- Broken. Rule: assume there is at least one other side ([0:54] now we have this from her very own mother.)
Same story: Brian Tyler Cohen Opinion, WKYC Channel 3 Cleveland