Report says 29 accounts with anti-LGBTQ histories were invited to Facebook monetization

On October 14, 2026, The 19th and Uncloseted Media reported that 29 accounts with histories of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric had been invited to Facebook Content Monetization. The report said the accounts it discussed were listed as actively enrolled in the Meta Monetization Archive’s September 15 update. Its account-level finding concerns invitations and enrollment; The 19th describes the program generally as paying creators based on engagement. Read the investigation.

What the investigation found

The report named Libs of TikTok, StoneToss, Benny Johnson, Candace Owens and Turning Point USA among the accounts. What To Fix, a Dutch nonprofit, compiled the searchable Meta Monetization Archive from disclosures released by Meta, according to The 19th.

How the program and its policies work

The 19th described Facebook Content Monetization as an invite-only program Meta unveiled in 2024. The outlet said Meta collects advertising revenue and pays creators through the program. Belén Luna Sanz, policy manager at What To Fix, described creator royalties as depending on engagement.

The 19th also reported that Meta’s stated monetization policy allows reduced or disabled monetization for content that treats debated social issues in a polarizing or inflammatory way, and makes misinformation ineligible for monetization.

The election-related example

The 19th reported that Benny Johnson made 14 Facebook posts connecting Democrats to election fraud during the first week of October. The passage did not specify the year for that week.

The 19th said Meta did not respond to the outlets’ requests for an interview or comment.