Did Russia fake black activism on Facebook to sow division in the US?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/30/blacktivist-facebook-account-russia-us-election
The popular ‘Blacktivist’ account claimed to be a force for community organizing. Now it looks to have been part of Russia’s effort to influence politics
When longtime Baltimore activists first saw a Facebook account called “Blacktivist” organizing a local police brutality march, they were immediately suspicious. The page honoring Freddie Gray, who had died in police custody a year earlier, quickly acquired a sizable following, but no one knew who was running it.