In the Weeds with Dexter Johnson

286: Facebook allowing LIES in political ads?


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How low can one company go? Scandal after scandal, idiotic move after idiotic move. Facebook is allowing politicians to lie in paid ads because their lies are "newsworthy" -- yet again, a large platform is abdicating any responsibility in potential fallout from things seen on its platform. Why are people using Facebook again?
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Links from this episode: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/10/facebook-ads-biden-misinformation/
For political fact checking: https://www.politifact.com/ an excellent non-profit aimed enlightening voters.
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