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Trump met with Wayne LaPierre and asked if the NRA would finance his impeachment defense. LaPierre said he would if Trump promised not to pursue any gun legislation. nytimes.com/2019/09/27/us/…
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Just FYI, after I tweeted this, the NYT changed the language in the story.

I don't think it fundamentally changes anything but wanted everyone to be aware.

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The Trump campaign is flooding the zone w/a Facebook ad whose central claim has been ruled FALSE by Facebook's third-party fact-checkers

Facebook says the ad DOESN'T VIOLATE ITS POLICIES because political ads are exempt from fact-checking

Details here ➡️ popular.info/p/facebook-say…
The Trump campaign's ad spending is now up to $1.6 MILLION PER WEEK.

According to Facebook, Trump (and all politicians) can use this money on Facebook to spread lies.

Dark days are ahead.

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I've been spending time making sure people know the truth about what Trump is doing on Facebook and how Facebook is responding

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1. Until last week, Facebook's ad policies prohibited "false or misleading content"

Facebook quietly changed its policies last week and eliminated that language

Facebook tells me its policy is that Trump (and other political figures) CAN LIE IN PAID ADS

popular.info/p/facebook-say…
2. The new ad policy "prohibits ads that include claims debunked by third-party fact checkers"

So you would think that would prohibit political ads that are debunked

Nope.

Facebook tells me POLITICIANS ARE EXEMPT FROM FACT CHECKING

popular.info/p/facebook-say…
3. This came up when I noticed that Trump was running an ad on Facebook featuring a claim that was ruled false by two Facebook-approved third-party fact-checkers, @PolitiFact and @factcheckdotorg

Facebook says this Trump ad DOES NOT VIOLATE ITS POLICIES

popular.info/p/facebook-say…
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Trump is using the word "BULLSHIT" on Twitter and saying people should be prosecuted for treason and subtlety threatening to start a civil war

It's all to distract the public from the BASIC FACTS

TRUMP ASKED THE LEADER OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE HIS POLITICAL RIVAL
Trump will do ANYTHING to muddle the core issue: His gross abuse of power

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Trump is trying to exploit the fact the it's not breaking news that he abused his power in the call with Ukraine.

So he's introducing a bunch of conspiracy theories and other falsehoods into the national dialogue.

It's information warfare.
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Trump announces he has canceled a secret meeting at Camp David with Taliban leaders set for Sunday – three days before the 18th anniversary of September 11 –after a car bombing in Kabul nytimes.com/2019/09/07/us/…
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