Facebook ousts hundreds of fake news accounts tied to Russia
https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2019/01/18/facebook-ousts-hundreds-of-fake-news-accounts-tied-to-russia/
Facebook today removed multiple accounts, Pages, groups, and Instagram profiles that were related to Russian networks. The accounts in question were masquerading as news organizations and interest pages to spread misinformation.
The pages and accounts were linked to employees of defamed Russian state publication Sputnik, which was previously downranked by Google for spreading false information. These accounts ran seemingly legit news and general-interest pages related to topics like sports and travel to build sizable audiences, and later began adding propaganda posts from Sputnik into their mix of content.