With polls showing a close race for Georgia Governor, the candidates will be looking to convince every voter to choose them at the ballot.

Ads on TV and online become important ways for the candidates to get their message out. But political ads have sometimes been known to stretch their case or gloss over relevant context.

Politically Georgia is aiming to documents the notable ads of the race between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp. Each link shows the ad, says who paid for it and explains the facts surrounding the ad.  If there is an accusation against the other candidate, the response is included.

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Georgia Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox, angry about an article, burns a copy of The Atlanta Constitution in the state Senate on March 10, 1971, saying the paper did not have the "guts, integrity, manhood or decency" to report the situation accurately. (AJC file)

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Ja’Quon Stembridge, shown here in July at the Henry County Republican Party monthly meeting, recently stepped from his position with the Georgia GOP. (Jenni Girtman for the AJC)

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