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Truth and lies: Social media political ads

Carl Szabo is with the internet industry trade group, Net Choice.
“Senator Warren has said her health care plan will not increase taxes on the middle class. Many studies have said this is impossible. President Trump announced the border wall will be paid for entirely by Mexico. Should those types of statements be removed?”
Szabo said. Szabo says social media companies usually defer to free speech on their platforms and oppose legislation to put limits on political ads.
“Allow the voters to be the ones to decide whether a statement is true or false,”
Szabo said. Szabo says as the 2020 campaign approaches, he expects calls to regulate political ads to get louder.