Facebook should not be 'the arbiter of truth' in political ads, says former FEC chairman

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Facebook should not be 'the arbiter of truth' in political ads, says former FEC chairman
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Facebook's 'stated policy is fair' when it comes to political ads, says Lee Goodman, a Republican who led the FEC under Obama.

The Trump ad claims that former Vice President"offered Ukraine $1 billion to fire the prosecutor investigating a company affiliated with his son." The Biden campaign said the claim should be covered by Facebook's pledge to reject political ads with "previously debunked content." Trump's July phone call asking Ukraine's president to investigate the Bidens is central to the impeachment inquiry launched by House Democrats."Squawk Box.

The global elections policy chief at Facebook wrote a letter to Biden's campaign, which was originally obtained by. The letter said the social network's approach to political ads is "grounded in Facebook's fundamental belief in free expression, respect for the democratic process, and the belief that, in mature democracies with a free press, political speech is already arguably the most scrutinized speech there is. ...

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