Bolivia says it hired U.S. lobbying firm linked by Facebook to fake news


  • World
  • Friday, 04 Sep 2020

FILE PHOTO: Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez attends a ceremony at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia March 13, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Bolivia's interim presidency said on Thursday it had hired a Washington-based lobbying firm that Facebook Inc accuses of launching fake news campaigns to skew democratic debate.

Bolivia's interim government, which assumed power in a vacuum after the resignation of longtime leftist leader Evo Morales late last year, said it hired CLS Strategies in December in an effort to shore up its international support.

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