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Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024

Por: Portland Press Herald World December 01, 2023

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WASHINGTON — Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year’s elections, Meta said Thursday. The network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts was attempting to build an audience when it was identified and eliminated by the tech company, which owns Facebook and Instagram. The... + full article



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