Republican ad pushes fake affidavit making ‘false’ claim against Dem challenger

Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry’s campaign is using an unsubstantiated allegation that his Democratic challenger exposed herself to a child in an attack ad featuring what looks like a legal filing, local news station WITF reported.The MAGA lawmaker’s ad displays a document labeled “AFFIDAVIT” as a narrator accuses Janelle Stelson of exposing herself. But WITF found the document was a Perry supporter’s notarized statement, rather than a sworn affidavit.“This false accusation is a pathetic, desperate attempt by Scott Perry to rescue his failing campaign, with easily disproven lies,” Stelson campaign manager Alma Baker told the Pennsylvania media station.The allegation comes from Stelson’s next-door neighbor, Sharon Orr, whose property displays Perry campaign signs, according to WITF. In her statement, Orr said she called police Aug. 14 after allegedly seeing Stelson naked outdoors.“Orr alleges Stelson was ‘walking around outdoors, naked in the public sphere, with her breasts and buttocks fully exposed,’” the...