PFAW Member,
Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is buying HUNDREDS of ads on Facebook that spread dangerous disinformation about voting.
But Facebook REFUSES to take these false ads down -- and the company continues to profit from them.
Facebook has repeatedly refused to hold Trump to any sort of standard on its platform. And now, as states consider expanding their vote-by-mail options to help Americans vote safely in November – the Trump campaign is once again relying on the platform’s lax policies to incite fear and misinformation about efforts to expand voting options.
Trump’s re-election campaign has already purchased over 500 Facebook ads that spread disproven claims about voter fraud.1 And how can these false, irresponsible ads run unchecked?
Because Facebook exempts politicians’ ads -- including Trump’s -- from any fact-checking. And even though Facebook claims it bans political ads that discourage people from voting, the platform has done nothing to stop the Trump campaign from publishing its harmful ads.
Clearly, the team at Facebook has learned nothing from its 2016 debacle -- when the presidential election was polluted by foreign lies and propaganda shared on the platform.
In an election year where the stakes could not be higher, these posts could discourage everyday Americans from exercising their right to vote.
As the November elections approach, I hope you’ll join me in demanding real accountability for Facebook.
Thanks for all you do,
- Zach, PFAW
[1] "Facebook is letting the Trump campaign publish at least 529 ads with false claims of voter fraud" MediaMatters, 5/19/20
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