No end in sight for 'celeb bait' Facebook ad battle
Risingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 10 days, then returned with 6 more reports - 2 voices in all.
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 31 Aug, 04:32No end in sight for 'celeb bait' Facebook ad battle4 outlets
- 11 Sept, 20:00Fake ads, news, lovers: the scam scourge6 outlets
original reportingcopies
Mon, 31 August 2026peak 6 reports on Fri, 11 September 2026Fri, 11 September 2026
What it is about
David KochAndrew ForrestInstagramCourt OnFacebookAd LibraryAustralian AssociatedConsumer CommissionAussieAustralianAustraliaJacqui LambieNoel WhittakerAngus TaylorCalifornia, United StatesAustralians
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
mandurahmail.com.au
macleayargus.com.au
begadistrictnews.com.au
queanbeyanage.com.au
portnews.com.au
dailyliberal.com.au
goulburnpost.com.au
nynganobserver.com.au
dungogchronicle.com.au
camdencourier.com.au
31 Aug, 04:32over 12 days11 Sept, 20:00
How it spread - 2 original reports, 8 reprints
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- queanbeyanage.com.au04:32first to report
Social media giant Meta has a playbook to avoid scrutiny from regulators about the flood of scam ads...
3 reprints
- mandurahmail.com.au31 Aug, 04:32their copy
- macleayargus.com.au31 Aug, 04:32their copy
- begadistrictnews.com.au31 Aug, 04:32their copy
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- portnews.com.au20:00
How sophisticated scams are fooling people
5 reprints
- dailyliberal.com.au11 Sept, 20:00their copy
- goulburnpost.com.au11 Sept, 20:00their copy
- nynganobserver.com.au11 Sept, 20:00their copy
- dungogchronicle.com.au11 Sept, 20:00their copy
- camdencourier.com.au11 Sept, 20:00their copy