Overview

Allowed, but governed as Restricted Content.
Grouped together under "Ads about social issues, elections or politics"
Any advertiser running ads about social issues, elections or politics who is located in or targeting people in designated countries must complete the authorisation process required by Facebook, except for news publishers identified by Facebook.
- The process is available for advertisers that reside in the targeted country. Documents for authorization must be issued by an advertiser's local country or state and can't be expired.
- In selected countries, a notarised form is also accepted.
Advertisers running these ads, regardless of location, targeting or news exemptions, must comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to requirements involving:
- Disclaimer, disclosure and ad labelling;
  - If an ad runs without a disclaimer, it'll be paused, disapproved and added to the Ad Library, until the advertiser completes the authorisation process.
  - Requirements vary by country.
- Blackout periods;
- Foreign interference; or
- Spending limits and reporting requirements.
All ads will be added to the Ad Library, even if the advertiser who created them hasn't completed the ad authorisation process.

Defining ads about social issues, elections or politics

Any ad that:

is made by, on behalf of or about a current or former candidate for public office, a political figure, a political party, a political action committee or advocates for the outcome of an election to public office; or
is about any election, referendum or ballot initiative, including "get out the vote" or election information campaigns; or
is about any social issue in any place where the ad is being run; or
- Social issues may be topics discussed or debated at a national level that may influence the outcome of an election or result in/relate to existing or proposed legislation. Social issues vary depending on the specific country/region.
  - List of countries/regions with specific guidelines: Canada, European Union, Singapore, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States [even then, it is worded very vaguely]
  - Other countries and territories: "We strongly encourage advertisers in other countries or territories to get authorised and add the proper disclaimers to ads about social issues, elections or politics. In all cases, it'll be up to the advertiser to comply with any applicable electoral or advertising laws and regulations in the countries or territories they want to run ads in."
is regulated as political advertising.

Identifying false news: We identify news that may be false using signs such as feedback from people on Facebook. Fact-checkers may also identify stories to review on their own.
Reviewing content: Fact-checkers will review content, check its facts and rate its accuracy.
Ensuring that fewer people see misinformation: if a fact-checker rates content as false, it will appear lower in News Feed, or will be filtered out of discovery surfaces on Instagram. This significantly reduces the number of people who see it.
Taking action against repeat offenders: Pages and websites that repeatedly share false news will have some restrictions, including having their distribution reduced. They may also have their ability to monetise and advertise removed, and their ability to register as a news Page removed.