'Content that is debunked will be reduced in News Feed and filtered from Explore and hashtags on Instagram,' the company said in a statement.
"We rejected these ads because we don't allow claims that people's physical safety, health, or survival is threatened by people on the basis of their national origin or immigration status," Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone told NBC News.
Trump has also been running ads that falsely claim that Biden wore an earpiece during the first election debate, asked for breaks during the debate, and refused to take a drug test to prove that he had not been taking performance-enhancing substances. The removal of the post comes as Facebook announced it is banning ads that call into question the legitimacy of the election, and those that"praise, support or represent militarized social movements and QAnon."is a conspiracy theory that claims Democrats and members of an underground movement known as the Deep State are working to undermine Trump's presidency, and that Hillary Clinton was involved in a ring of Satan-worshipping pedophiles based at a Washington, D.C. pizzeria.
"For example, this would include calling a method of voting inherently fraudulent or corrupt, or using isolated incidents of voter fraud to delegitimize the result of an election." As we get closer to Election Day we want to provide further clarity on policies we recently announced. Last week we said weâd prohibit ads that make premature declarations of victory. We also wonât allow ads with content that seeks to delegitimize the outcome of an election President Trump last week
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