‘Misinformation’: Facebook rules dubious advertisement about Omar doesn’t violate policies

Published May 21, 2021 12:00am ET



Facebook determined that an advertisement about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar doesn’t violate its standards, even though her office said it’s false and could lead to threats.

The advertisement in question, from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, showed the Minnesota Democrat’s face superimposed on to a rocket from Hamas, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, with the caption that read: “When Israel targets Hamas, Rep. Omar calls it an act of terrorism.”

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