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Trump Ad About 'Chaos' in U.S. Actually Used Photo From Pro-Democracy Rally in Ukraine
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The 2014 image was from the revolution that ousted Russian-backed president Viktor Yanukovych
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has occasionally sparked reactions ranging from mockery to outrage due to its image selections in recent Facebook ads.
A campaign ad vowing to “protect” a statue of Jesus earlier this month—amid national debate over the removal of statues glorifying Confederate leaders and slavery—oddly used a photo of Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue, while a more serious incident in June saw Facebook remove several campaign ads featuring a triangle image associated with the Nazi regime (a campaign spokesman argued that the image represented Antifa).
Now, critics of Trump have pointed out that a recent Facebook ad touting “public safety vs. chaos & violence,” which seems to contrast the president standing among members of law enforcement against U.S. protesters clashing with police, actually features a 2014 image from the pro-democracy revolution in Ukraine.
https://www.adweek.com/creativity/trump-ad-about-chaos-in-u-s-actually-used-footage-from-pro-democracy-rally-in-ukraine/
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