The pages, which accumulated more than 2.45 million followers in total, reportedly posted information about alleged voter fraud, which President Trump claims took place during this year’s presidential election.
Facebook has pulled at least seven pages connected directly to former Trump administration chief strategist Steve Bannon, after activist organisation Avaaz notified the company about the possible spread of misinformation concerning the 2020 presidential race.
According to Avaaz, the pages removed aimed to “delegitimise the election with claims of ‘voter fraud’ and ‘Stop the steal'”.
The move comes after Twitter suspended Bannon’s account last week for “glorification of violence” in violation of the company’s policies. The ex-Trump aide called for the heads of FBI Director Christopher Wray National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci to be placed on pikes. The video was also taken down on Facebook.
Several media outlets project Joe Biden to officially become the 2020 president-elect. He is projected to win 290 of the 538 electoral votes apportioned across 50 states and the District of Columbia. While the US General Service Administration (GSA) has not ascertained a winner due to the lawsuits, Biden’s campaign has threatened it with legal action if results are not recognised.
Incumbent President Trump has refused to acknowledge the latest vote count, insisting that he is the one who won the election but that it has been stolen from him by Democrats. He is now pushing efforts to reverse the results of the race in several states through legal action.
For President Trump to win, he needs to prove election fraud in at least three states.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
