$35 million campaign finance fine against Meta upheld by WA Supreme Court ^17%

KUOW Public Radio - By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard - 6/18/2026, 9:52 PM

Appeal to Emotion 15.1% - Negativity Bias 12.8% - Framing Effect 12.1%

Facebook’s parent company must pay the largest campaign finance fine in Washington state history, the state Supreme Court affirmed in a split decision Thursday. Meta urged the justices to declare a state law unconstitutional under the First Amendment to avert the $35 million penalty. The social media conglomerate repeatedly hadn’t... more