Facebook’s political speech policy does Trump another solid
So politicians campaigning for office can keep lying on Facebook, but their critics, even political groups, can not. According to Wired, Facebook decided to suppress a well-circulated anti-Trump ad and label it “partly false information” because its sponsor, the Republican political action group the Lincoln Project, wasn’t directly advertising for a political campaign.
The ad makes verified claims about unemployment rates, but Wired reports that Politifact gave the ad a “partly false” rating, due to the assertion that “Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street,” reasoning that the CARES Act has helped the working class.
The ad got some free exposure from Trump, though.
