Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Threats Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack
A ProPublica/Washington Post analysis provides the clearest evidence yet that the social media giant played a critical role in spreading lies that fomented the violence.
Trump Won Florida After Running a False Ad Tying Biden to Venezuelan Socialists
A Trump video targeting Florida’s growing Venezuelan American population falsely claimed that Venezuela’s socialist regime wanted Biden to win. But President Nicolás Maduro has said that he opposed both candidates.
Trump ganó Florida tras publicar un anuncio falso que vinculaba a Biden con los socialistas venezolanos
Un anuncio de Trump dirigido a la creciente población venezolano-estadounidense de Florida declaró falsamente que el régimen socialista de Venezuela quería que Biden ganara. Pero el presidente Nicolás Maduro ha dicho que se opone a ambos candidatos.
Al menos 800,000 residentes de estados clave recibieron robocalls pidiéndoles que se “quedaran en casa” el día de las elecciones. El FBI está investigando.
Una empresa que rastrea las llamadas automatizadas, conocidas en inglés como *robocalls*, dijo que se hicieron más de tres millones de llamadas el 3 de noviembre que contenían un mensaje críptico, instando a la gente a “permanecer seguros y quedarse en casa". Las tácticas se suman a otras que buscan confundir a los votantes en este ciclo electoral.
Robocalls Told at Least 800,000 Swing State Residents to “Stay Home” on Election Day. The FBI Is Investigating.
A firm that tracks robocalls said more than 3 million calls were made on Nov. 3, which contained a cryptic message instructing people to “stay safe and stay home.” The tactics join other efforts to confuse voters this election cycle.
“Trumpcare” Does Not Exist. Nevertheless Facebook and Google Cash In on Misleading Ads for “Garbage” Health Insurance.
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.
Facebook’s Political Ad Ban Also Threatens Ability to Spread Accurate Information on How to Vote
Two months out from Election Day, Facebook’s changes to its political ad rules cause additional problems for the government officials running the vote.
Facebook Moves to Block Ad Transparency Tools — Including Ours
Our tool had let the public see exactly how users were being targeted by advertisers. The social media giant urged us to shut it down last year.
What We Learned From Collecting 100,000 Targeted Facebook Ads
More than 16,000 people have participated in our project to collect and analyze political ads on the social media platform during the midterm elections this year.
Georgia Voters Face Hourslong Waits as State Scrambles to Accommodate Turnout
Voters across the state are facing waits of up to five hours as lines snake out the doors and administrators rush to get additional materials to the polls.