Facebook plans voter turnout push – but will not bar false claims from Trump

Firm aims to help 4 million Americans register to vote but calls Trump's baseless attacks legitimate debate'

Facebook will launch the largest voting information effort in US history" in the run-up to November's general election, the company has said, aiming to help 4 million Americans register to vote with a new voting information centre.

At the same time, Facebookwill not act to prevent Donald Trump from making false claims about state voting procedures and declare them fraudulent" - rhetoric that many experts say constitutes a form of voter suppression.