The Trump campaign just ran an ad that appeared to imply the president won re-election, even though Facebook said it would ban any election content declaring an early victory
in which it appeared to imply that the president won reelection. Facebook has said it would ban ads declaring early victory.
The ad features President Trump's face overlayed on a sun rising over green hills, as well as on a hummingbird in the foreground.first reported on the ad. The ad features audio that states "it's morning in America. Donald J. Trump is still president of the United States.
The ad's messaging is ambiguous — stating that Trump "is still president of the United States" would technically be true until Inauguration Day in January. But the ad exposes the tactics deployed by campaigns to circumvent Facebook's policies as the social media platform continues to face pressure for its handling of political disinformation and election interference.the week before the election, and would ban them indefinitely after the polls close.
Spokespeople for Facebook and the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to Business Insider's requests for comments.and Joe Biden's has also invested heavily in Facebook advertising. As CNBC notes, the Biden campaign, too, appears to have a number of inactive ads in Facebook's library, but none declare an early victory — most of the messaging features voter information and aren't pegged to a specific date.
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