Facebook and Twitter logos are seen on a shop window in Malaga, Spain, June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/Files
Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc haven’t detected Chinese meddling in the 2018 elections, company officials said, casting doubt on claims by US President Donald Trump that the Asian nation is trying to interfere.
The social media giants have reported online disinformation campaigns ahead of the Nov 6 elections that appear to originate from Russia and Iran. But press representatives for both companies, who spoke on condition they not be identified by name, said they haven’t found evidence so far of such activity from China.
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