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Ad Buyer Refunds Money After Portland Ads Sent to Wrong City

An ad buyer refunds a political group after mistakenly sending campaign ads intended for Portland, Maine, to voters in Portland, Oregon.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 12 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

First reported by Washington Post, 23 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 12 Oct 2026. Washington Post published first, on 12 October at 19:57 UTC; The Hill followed 23 min later. The most recent article, from Fortune, appeared on 12 October at 21:51 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Washington Post (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), Fortune.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. Washington PostVoters in Portland (Oregon) get ads meant for Portland (Maine)
  2. The HillPro-Collins ads target wrong Portland in GOP super PAC mix-up
  3. FortuneSusan Collins’ allies spent $25,000 attacking her rival in the Oregon version of Portland: ‘They can’t even find it on a map’

Sources

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  1. Pro-Collins ads target wrong Portland in GOP super PAC mix-up The Hill ·
  2. Voters in Portland (Oregon) get ads meant for Portland (Maine) Washington Post ·
  3. Susan Collins’ allies spent $25,000 attacking her rival in the Oregon version of Portland: ‘They can’t even find it on a map’ Fortune

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