A 3D plastic representation of the Facebook logo is seen in this illustration in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Files
Facebook Inc says it found about US$100,000 (RM421,700) in ad spending connected to fake accounts likely run from Russia that aimed to stir political controversy in the US ahead of last year’s presidential election.
While the majority of the ads, run between June 2015 and May 2017, didn’t directly reference the election, they amplified “divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum,” Facebook said in a statement. They were connected to about 470 fake accounts and pages on the social network. The company is sharing its findings with US investigators.
