FB ad spends are surging two years before the 2028 elections. Da why? And da who? We discuss

About this episode

The episode discusses the surge in Facebook ad spending ahead of the 2028 elections and its implications for political accountability.

Description: Harvard Nieman Fellow, veteran journalist, and AI expert Jaemark Tordecilla took a snapshot of recent spending on Facebook ads and found national politicians alongside obscure councilors, foreign names, casinos, and pages disguised as news. What does it tell us a year before the campaign period? And what does this investigative experiment teach us about other ways AI can be used to exact accountability in government? Check out the Red Flags Report here: tordecilla.github.io/ph-ads-red-flags/ 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🎧 Watch on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: PumaPodcast

Guest: Jaemark Tordecilla

Topics covered

• Facebook ads
• 2028 elections
• political spending
• AI accountability
• investigative journalism

Keywords

• Facebook ads
• 2028 elections
• political spending
• AI
• accountability
• journalism
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard Nieman, PumaPodcast, Facebook, Acast

Books & works: Red Flags Report

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