 Many political ads on social media are legitimate, but it turns out weak regulations and enforcement mean the ads have become a sprawling web of misinformation and rip-offs. Click here, the ads say. Take a survey. Get a free gift. Give us your credit card number for shipping and get scammed. Professor Jennifer Stromer Galley led research for the Election Graph Project at Syracuse University. Their dive into sites found ads that promised free political merchandise but didn't mention an $80 charge that would later appear.