The platforms have published thousands of ads for "Trumpcare" (which doesn't exist).

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“Trumpcare” Does Not Exist. Nevertheless Facebook and Google Cash In on Misleading Ads for “Garbage” Health Insurance. <[link removed]> The thousands of “Trumpcare” ads Facebook and Google have published show that the shadowy “lead generation” economy has a happy home on the platforms — and even big names like UnitedHealthcare take part. by Jeremy B. Merrill for ProPublica and Marshall Allen, ProPublica

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