Right-leaning Facebook pages are leading the conversation on Trump’s indictment.
John —
When Donald Trump turned himself into authorities and was arraigned at the Manhattan County Courthouse, we knew that right-wing bad actors would seize the moment to push their extreme agenda on social media.
But what we didn’t expect was that they would be leading the conversation.
In the 24 hours following Trump’s arraignment:
- Posts on right-wing Facebook pages saw over one million interactions.
- One of the top-performing posts was Trump’s livestream of his Mar-a-Lago speech.
- And we saw a spike in posts attacking D.A. Alvin Bragg and Judge Merchan, who are prosecuting Trump’s case.
These moments are at the heart of what COURIER is all about. We combat disinformation like this in real-time, to ensure that the people who are most vulnerable to right-wing bad actors know the truth. Will you chip in $5 to power our team?
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With the 2024 Presidential election already in full swing, and one of the leading candidates in the Republican Party facing criminal charges, our work to stop right-wing misinformation has never been more important.
John, the reality is running newsrooms in 8 battleground states takes a tremendous amount of time and resources.
From providing accurate, accessible articles that aren’t hidden behind paywalls, or by engaging directly with voters on social media to provide real-time information about urgent news and local issues, we need your generous support to keep our lights on.
Can you chip in $5 to and combat disinformation about Trump’s arraignment?
We know that the best antidote to their bad information is the truth. That’s why our newsrooms are working in real-time to counter these false claims and spread our trustworthy journalism to as many people as possible — we just need the resources to do it.
Thank you,
The COURIER team
