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Facebook Shuts Down Large Pro-Trump 'Stop the Steal' Group for Spreading Election Misinformation and Calling for Violence
TIME ^ | November 5, 2020 5:18 PM EST | By Megan McCluskey

Posted on 11/06/2020 5:38:35 AM PST by Red Badger

Facebook has officially shut down “Stop the Steal,” a pro-Trump group which had amassed over 364,000 members in less than 48 hours, for promoting election misinformation regarding ongoing vote counts.

With protests over the ongoing tally of votes sweeping through a number of U.S. cities, Facebook tells TIME that it removed the group on Thursday over “worrying calls for violence.”

“In line with the exceptional measures that we are taking during this period of heightened tension, we have removed the group ‘Stop the Steal,’ which was creating real-world events,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement. “The group was organized around the delegitimization of the election process, and we saw worrying calls for violence from some members of the group.”

The group, which appeared to be linked to the pro-Trump organization Women for America First as well as the Tea Party, was created in the wake of President Donald Trump falsely claiming that he had defeated Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden during a speech he delivered from the East Room of the White House after 2 a.m. ET on Wednesday morning.

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1 posted on 11/06/2020 5:38:35 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

But they probably tolerated the “peaceful” events over last summer. I wonder if Ferdinand Marcos is watching all of this a good bit jealous that he did not have FB or Twitter covering his ass when he was boss of the Philippines.


2 posted on 11/06/2020 5:40:56 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: Red Badger

Every Repub should delete their FB account today.


3 posted on 11/06/2020 5:41:15 AM PST by devane617 (Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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To: Red Badger

But BLM and Panty-fa is okey dokie to organize there, right?


4 posted on 11/06/2020 5:43:42 AM PST by sauropod (Let them eat kale. I will not comply.)
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To: Red Badger

Facebook = Fakebook]
Twitter = Twaddle
Google = Gulag
Instagram = Insanegram
YouTube = Screwyoutube
Social media = Democratic propaganda sites


5 posted on 11/06/2020 5:44:49 AM PST by antidemoncrat (Biden's)
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To: Red Badger

From “resistance” to “crackdown”


6 posted on 11/06/2020 5:46:35 AM PST by granada
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To: antidemoncrat

Social media = socialist media


7 posted on 11/06/2020 5:46:57 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Red Badger

The Stalinist media applauds censorship.


8 posted on 11/06/2020 5:48:26 AM PST by a fool in paradise (President Trump is not VP Nixon and wonÂ’t let the Democrats steal this without a fight)
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To: Red Badger

It would be great if every Biden/Harris sign would be covered with the word “cheaters”.


9 posted on 11/06/2020 5:50:45 AM PST by Pining_4_TX (I'm old enough to remember when you actually had to be able to do something to be hired to do it.)
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To: Red Badger
for promoting election misinformation regarding ongoing vote counts.

Are you talking about the MSM?

10 posted on 11/06/2020 5:52:27 AM PST by Altura Ct.
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To: Red Badger

Yeah them violent Trump folks always stealing and looting and starting fires.


11 posted on 11/06/2020 6:23:16 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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