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Today, Explained

Should Facebook let Trump lie?

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

President Trump lied in a Facebook ad and Facebook didn’t take it down so Elizabeth Warren lied, too. The Verge’s Casey Newton explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello friends, I'm Sean Rommesferrim.

0:10.5

This is today explained just a warning that if you're listening with people over the age

0:14.9

of 18, today's episode features a political ad from President Donald Trump's re-election

0:20.1

campaign and this ad we're going to play is just teeming with lies.

0:25.5

Joe Biden promised Ukraine a billion dollars if they fired the prosecutor investigating

0:30.3

his son's company.

0:32.5

Sean again, just a reminder there is no evidence that ever happened.

0:37.0

Now here's the rest of the ad.

0:39.3

The prosecutor's not fired, you're not getting the money.

0:42.1

Son of a bitch.

0:43.1

You got fired.

0:45.5

But when President Trump asks Ukraine to investigate corruption, the Democrats want to impeach him

0:51.4

and their media lap dogs fall in line.

0:54.4

They lost the election.

0:55.9

Now they want to steal this one.

0:58.5

Don't let them.

1:00.5

I'm Donald Trump and I approve this message.

1:03.0

Okay question.

1:04.5

Should Facebook run an ad like this?

1:07.4

One, it knows contains just garbage information, information that might change the way people

1:13.6

vote.

1:14.6

In the past, Facebook has said no.

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