"Facebook Shuts Misleading Accounts Ahead of 2020 Election"

Facebook has announced that it has removed four networks from its platform.  Three networks were connected to Iran and one from Russia.  These accounts were found to be spreading misinformation related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election as well as other political events around the world.  In addition to the U.S., these four networks were also targeting Facebook users in parts of North Africa as well as Latin America.  The Iranian operations were relatively small and exhibited links to previous operations Facebook had already removed. The operations frequently repurposed Iranian state media content and tailored their content for particular countries they targeted around the world.  The Russian operation appeared to be better funded and had links to Russia's Internet Research Agency, which has been tied by several investigations to interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

BankInfoSecurity reports: "Facebook Shuts Misleading Accounts Ahead of 2020 Election"