In September, a meme spread on Facebook that falsely claimed robbers were accessing homes by posing as government workers seeking census information. Facebook said it would prohibit ads that “portray census participation as useless or meaningless or advise people not to participate in the census.”Although Facebook exempts politicians’ ads from fact-checking, the company said politicians would not be allowed to run ads or post content that conflicts with its census policies. Posts “earnestly expressing fear about the census,” will be allowed, Facebook officials told reporters, although posts will be monitored for reach and might have context added. Facebook officials declined to comment on particular presentations or meetings. One of the sources cited frustration with the way Facebook handled the home robbers meme in September.
