Facebook Uncovers New Fake Accounts Ahead of Midterm Elections
Facebook Uncovers New Fake Accounts Ahead of Midterm Elections
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August 1, 20188m 57s
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Facebook has taken down 32 fake pages and accounts that it says were involved in coordinated campaigns on both Facebook and Instagram. Though the company has not yet attributed the accounts to any group, it says the campaign does bear some resemblance to the propaganda campaign run by Russia's Internet Research Agency in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Facebook is now working with law enforcement to determine where the campaign originated.
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