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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Buncombe

Facebook accused of failing to detect ‘rampant election fraud’ campaign ad bought by Trump-backed Republican

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Facebook has been accused of failing to detect and stop a campaign advert repeating the “Big Lie” about the 2020 election bought by a Republican candidate who backed by Donald Trump.

In the aftermath of Mr Trump’s defeat by Joe Biden, several social media sites, including Twitter and Facebook, embarked on efforts to address false information spread that the election had been rigged.

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