{"id":"1792708207381-news-segment","slug":"ramaswamy-s-attack-backfires","title":"Ramaswamy's attack backfires","summary":"Acton did see a surge in donations after the Ramaswamy ad aired, rising to second on ActBlue's trending campaigns, and Illinois first lady MK Pritzker announced a $500,000 donation to her campaign.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T22:30:07.381Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Acton did see a surge in donations after the Ramaswamy ad aired, rising to second on ActBlue's trending campaigns, and Illinois first lady MK Pritzker announced a $500,000 donation to her campaign.\nSource: [thehill.com](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6166387-ohio-acton-democrats-donations-ramaswamy-ad/) (https://x.com/OccupyDemocrats/status/2113396278239592661)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Acton did see a surge in donations after the Ramaswamy ad aired, rising to second on ActBlue's trending campaigns, and Illinois first lady MK Pritzker announced a $500,000 donation to her campaign.","sourceName":"[thehill.com](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6166387-ohio-acton-democrats-donations-ramaswamy-ad/)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/OccupyDemocrats/status/2113396278239592661","claim":"BREAKING: HAH! Vivek Ramaswamy's disgusting ad featuring Amy Acton's evil mom BACKFIRES as the Democratic candidate sees a massive surge in donations amidst the backlash. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot... The ad in question features the Democratic gubernatorial https://","author":"Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/OccupyDemocrats/status/2113396278239592661","name":"[thehill.com](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6166387-ohio-acton-democrats-donations-ramaswamy-ad/)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792708207381-news-segment-ramaswamy-s-attack-backfires","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792708207381-news-segment-ramaswamy-s-attack-backfires","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792708207381-news-segment-ramaswamy-s-attack-backfires and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"Over on Telegram, Al Jazeera English posted that Italy and Spain are lifting border controls after months of tension over Ceuta."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's notable. Ceuta has been a pressure point for a while."},{"host":"Brian","text":"More than 70,000 people entered irregularly from Morocco, according to the post. It triggered security concerns across the EU."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Worth saying that figure isn't something I could independently confirm. Migration numbers shift fast, and this one's unverified."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But the pressure itself is real. Spain's been dealing with these arrivals for years."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And lifting controls doesn't mean the problem's solved. It means the immediate crisis has eased."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Which happens every few months. It's a cycle."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A cycle with real people on both sides. That's the part we should hold onto."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And it's the part that gets lost when it's just numbers and border checkpoints."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Alright. Let's take a quick break."}]}