NRA Ad Firm Actually Hired A Consultant To Disprove Grindr Ad Claims

BuzzFeed - The previously reported ad supporting Republican Senate candidate Tom Cotton on the gay hook-up ad is “100% fake,” the political consulting firm working with the NRA says. WASHINGTON — The political consulting firm that has worked with the National Rifle Association to promote Tom Cotton's Senate run in Arkansas hired a consultant Thursday to look into claims that the gun-rights group advertised on a gay hook-up app. Brett Buereck, the president of Majority Strategies, the firm that has advertised for Cotton on behalf of the NRA, told BuzzFeed News that the ad is "100% fake" on Thursday. He said the firm had engaged a third party for the investigation — "Dr. Neal Krawetz, the man who authenticated the president's birth certificate." Buereck sent BuzzFeed News an eight-page report from Krawetz, which states, "The findings in this report conclude that the screenshot was altered and the ad was digitally inserted into the picture." On Wednesday, The Daily