“Facebook removes page using image of LeBron James over ‘voter suppression tactics”

WaPo:

Facebook on Friday deleted a page using an image of LeBron James, among other deceptive tactics, to spread false and misleading claims about mail-in voting, a day after The Washington Post raised questions about the online operation.

A Facebook spokeswoman, Devon Kearns, said the company was enforcing its policy against “voter interference.” She added, “We have removed this page for engaging in voter suppression tactics.”

The online effort, which aimed to steer Facebook users to a website raising unfounded concerns about mail balloting, was promoted extensively by FreedomWorks, the tax-exempt nonprofit that helped launch tea-party protests a decade ago and is now aligned with causes central to President Trump’s reelection. The messaging was in line with misinformation spread by Trump and his reelection campaign about the integrity of mail-in voting.

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