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A series of Facebook adverts showing people endorsing Donald Trump for his re-election campaign appeared to be actors featured on a stock video and image website.
One of the short videos posted in June on the social network shows 'Tracey from Florida' walking along a beach with a voiceover that says "President Trump is doing a great job, I could not ask for a better President of the United States of America."
But 'Tracey from Florida' is an actress, and the clip of her used in the Trump advert is available on the iStock by Getty images website for a fee. Footage of Tracey jogging, working in a warehouse, taking her dog for a walk and even dressed as a doctor are also available.
It says right on the pictures of the videos (as well in the body of the article), "Actual Testimonial, Actor Portrayal." So, they were up front about it. Nothing fake about it at all.
Most commercials and politicians use actors or stock pictures. I guess I don't see the outrage.
When people are physically assaulted for wearing a MAGA hat it is wise for the campaign to use actors to portray the testimonies. What is truly sad is that we have devolved as a nation to the point where people have to fear speaking their opinion. My parents left Argentina decades ago due to this sort of oppression and it is sad to see it happening in the USA during her lifetime.
No wonder the BBC is under fire in the UK. Those adverts say they are actors.
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