https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/21/facebook-elliot-schrage-takes-the-blame-for-hiring-definers-pr-firm.html

Facebook's outgoing head of communications and public policy said that he knew and approved the decision to hire controversial public relations firm, Definers Public Affairs, according to an internal memo reported by TechCrunch.

Elliot Schrage, who announced in June that he was leaving, said his team asked Definers to push negative narratives about Facebook's competitors. But he denied that the company asked the PR firm to distribute or create fake news, according to the TechCrunch report.