Election season is in full swing, and that can only mean one thing: barely factual ads attacking incumbents and scaring the elderly.

The most recent and egregious example comes courtesy of the Committee to Protect Florida, a PAC which is attempting to unseat Florida freshman house member Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg).

Brandes sponsored HB 1207, which would legalize the operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads in the state. The "Vehicles with Autonomous Technology" bill is pending before the Florida legislature, but that's as far as the facts go in this 30-second spot.

The scare tactics are apparent right out of the gate, purportedly showing a Toyota Prius tooling around a sleepy neighborhood sans-driver, nearly taking out a walker-equipped Grandma in the process.

But the best/worst line comes in at the half-way point, stating that "[Brandes] is more interested in legalizing driverless, remote-controlled cars."

No need to unpack this to uncover the lies and misrepresentations. "Autonomous" and "remote-controlled" aren't the same thing, not to mention that using the term "driverless" indicates that no one is in the vehicle – which is antithetical to the approach pioneered by Google and the Volkswagen Group.

Still, don't let the facts get in the way of a chance to scare Aunt Mildred into the polling booth...