Facebook bans major ‘Stop the Steal’ group for sowing violence

A Trump supporter chants during a demonstration against election results in Detroit. Facebook has shut down a group it says was organising protests, as Donald Trump repeated baseless claims of electoral corruption (David Goldman/AP)

Facebook on Thursday banned a large group called Stop the Steal that supporters of Donald Trump were using to organise protests against the presidential vote count.

Some members had called for violence, while many falsely claimed Democrats were “stealing” the election from Republicans.