FAKE PAGES FROM CHINA TRIED TO DISRUPT US POLITICS: FACEBOOK

Washington,

Sept. 23: Facebook says it has removed a small network of fake accounts and pages that originated in China and focused on disrupting political activity in the US and other countries.

The US-focused activity was just a “sliver” of the accounts’ overall activity and gained almost no following. Their primary focus was Southeast Asia, including the Philippines. The accounts posted material both in support of and against Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. —