An advertisement on two Anchorage People Mover buses has been directing people to a website and social media platform peddling false, disproven claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
The city says that the ads for the site are allowable, and that it won’t take them down.
The ads have caught the attention of a few Anchorage Assembly members and members of the public who take issue with the advertisement’s implications and the disinformation the website spreads.
The ads direct people to the website FrankSpeech.com for “truth on 2020 election fraud.” The site is owned by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a close ally of former President Donald Trump and an outspoken promoter of false claims and conspiracy theories of election fraud. The homepage on Dec. 9 featured a video of Lindell interviewing Trump.
“CNN, MSNBC, FOX & the mainstream media will not tell you,” the ad says.
“I think it’s demonstrative of the national effort to continue arguing a falsehood, to sow dissent,” Assembly Vice Chair Chris Constant said, calling the ads “horrible.”
The ads were purchased by Anchorage resident Myong Jones, according to the contracts. A total of four began running in September, though under the current contract, which lasts through Jan. 2, just two are now running. So far, they’ve cost Jones $5,738, according to the contracts. She could not be reached for comment.
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