Russia-linked phony Facebook accounts made $100K of ad buys before presidential election

Fake Facebook accounts with apparent ties to Russia made approximately $100,000 in ad buys to promote divisive or political messages in the months leading up to and following the 2016 presidential election, the social networking company said Wednesday. Facebook announced the findings following an internal review conducted in the wake of the 2016 presidential election after…

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