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demmiblue

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Mon Apr 1, 2019, 11:20 AM Apr 2019

The war over the Mueller report is being waged on Facebook

President Trump and his allies have begun weaponizing the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller, even if the full report has not yet been released. And nowhere is that playing out with more intensity than on Facebook.

The president's re-election campaign and joint fundraising committee pumped out nearly 750 sponsored Facebook posts bearing “no-collusion” messaging last week.

“After more than 2 YEARS, and $25 MILLION taxpayer dollars spent, the Mueller Report proves what I have been saying since Day One: NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION -- COMPLETE EXONERATION,” said one version of an ad purchased by the president’s campaign committee, directing users to an email sign-up page. “Democrats worked with the Fake News Media for 2 years orchestrating this Nasty Witch Hunt to use our government as a weapon to take away the votes of 63 MILLION Americans.”

The pro-Trump pages began peppering users’ feeds with similar messages within a day of the release of Attorney General William Barr’s four-lage letter announcing that Trump would face no charges — and that Mueller had rendered no judgment on whether the president obstructed justice.

https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/mbzz5p/the-war-over-the-mueller-report-is-being-waged-on-facebook?utm_medium=vicenewstwitter
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The war over the Mueller report is being waged on Facebook (Original Post) demmiblue Apr 2019 OP
Zuckerberg loves the turmoil and divisiveness. More rubles in his bulging pockets. PSPS Apr 2019 #1
What's he going to say "we don't need to see the report" ?! uponit7771 Apr 2019 #2
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