Facebook removes Trump campaign ads over census confusion
It was a rare action by Facebook to take down content posted by Trump.
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The ads in question urged people to complete an "Official 2020 Congressional District Census" to help "defeat the Democrats and the FAKE NEWS." The ad linked to a survey on the Trump campaign's website that asked people about their political views on issues like immigration, military spending and the economy, before ultimately asking them to donate money to the campaign.
The ads were shown on the Facebook pages of Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, which have a combined 27.5 million followers on the popular social network. Trump's reelection campaign has spent aggressively to advertise on Facebook, including a combined $35.6 million on Trump and Pence's pages since May 2018.
U.S. households are slated to receive information about how to complete the actual census starting next week.
“There are policies in place to prevent confusion around the official U.S. Census and this is an example of those being enforced," Facebook said in a statement.
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