Facebook says anti-Trump ad includes 'partly false' information

Source: The Hill | May 8, 2020 | Joe Concha

Facebook has slapped a warning label on the Lincoln Project’s advertisement criticizing President Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic after PolitiFact rated the ad by the George Conway–led Republican group “false.”

The Lincoln Project’s ad, “Mourning in America,” is critical of the recently passed CARES Act that includes the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans to small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.

PolitiFact faulted The Lincoln Project for singling out Trump for problems with the program when “virtually all congressional Democrats” also supported it. The legislation was approved by the House by a 419-6 vote. The Senate backed it in a 96-0 vote. 

Facebook wrote that the ad included “partly false information” based on checks by independent fact-checkers.

The Lincoln Project responded on its Facebook page by alleging the president’s “allies at Facebook” are censoring the ad, while making no mention of the original fact-check by PolitiFact.

“Donald Trump’s allies at Facebook are censoring our ‘Mourning in America’ ad with a fact check,” the group writes.

“They don’t want American voters to see this ad,” the group adds. “Pitch in now to fight back and make sure it airs in every single swing state possible.”

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