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The Cato Institute

This page ran 70 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 14 September 2026 and 4 October 2026. Meta reports $12.5–20.6K of spend, which makes it the 3,000th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Group or campaign. Most of its spend took no side. Race: No specific race. Paid for by CATO INSTITUTE, INC..

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

70

ads

$16.6K

reported spend, range $12.5–20.6K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Attack
19%
Promotional
2.9%
Informational
79%

Share of the 70 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Security, crime & immigration
79%
Corruption & governance
27%
Electoral process & turnout
8.6%
Rallies & events
2.9%

Spend by race: No specific race 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 100%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • Jury duty matters. Juries stand between the people and the government. One juror can change the course of justice.

    14 September 2026 · The Cato Institute · $3–3.5K · 500K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • The power of the jury comes down to the power of one. Know your rights before you’re called, not after. Learn more now.

    2 October 2026 · The Cato Institute · $2.5–3K · 150K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • An uninformed jury can lead to tragic consequences. We make sure every Richmond juror knows exactly where the power sits.

    2 October 2026 · The Cato Institute · $1.5–2K · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Most of us have never been told the full scope of our rights as jurors. Be the one who knows jury duty is power. Start here.

    2 October 2026 · The Cato Institute · $900 – $999 · 90K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • Join us for our documentary screening on October 8th. Learn how one juror can make the difference. Register to attend today.

    2 October 2026 · The Cato Institute · $700 – $799 · 60K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • Jurors stand between defendants and injustice. We can be the last line of defense against government overreach and abuse.

    14 September 2026 · The Cato Institute · $500 – $599 · 80K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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