FACT CHECK: No, PMO did not turn off comments on recent Mann Ki Baat episode to avoid criticism

Summary

The claims that PMO turns off comments on YouTube videos for the recent Mann Ki Baat session to avoid negative comments from NEET-JEE aspirants is Fake.

Ahead of US Presidential elections that are scheduled on November 3rd, a claiming started doing rounds on Facebook that the platform is banning US President Donald Trump from advertising for his 2020 re-election campaign.

A user named Artie Collins shared the post that received over 384,000 reshares. The post reads as "Fb is banning Trump from advertising for president so let's do it for him!!!! TRUMP 2020 !!"

Another Facebook user shared a similar post that also received over 15000 reshares.

The truth behind the claim

In our investigation, we found this claim to be false.

The Facebook ad library, available here, shows more than 3,000 results for "Issues, Election or Politics" ads from "Donald J. Trump." Screenshot of Facebook's ad database showing results for Donald J. Trump, taken on September 2, 2020, Facebook's database indicates that the Trump Make America Great Again Committee and Donald J.

Social media giants have faced attacks for allegedly using their dominance to stifle conservative views -- a claim made by President Donald Trump. Facebook has also been accused of failing to curb hateful content promoting violence, including posts from Trump.

Content from politicians is exempt from Facebook's third-party fact-checking program, of which AFP Fact Check is part.

In conclusion, the claim that Facebook is banning US President Donald Trump from advertising for his 2020 re-election campaign is false.

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Anubha Pandey

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Bachelor of Journalism & Mass Communication

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