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Facebook bans US ads that claim voting fraud widespread

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San Francisco | Facebook on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) banned ads on its flagship website and Instagram photo and video sharing service that claim widespread voting fraud, suggest US election results would be invalid, or which attack any method of voting.

The company announced the new rules in a blog post, adding to earlier restrictions on premature claims of election victory.

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