Security News > 2020 > February > Facebook Investigated Suspicious Pro-Sanders Content: Report

Facebook recently investigated suspicious content meant to support U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders but was unable to substantiate involvement by Russians or supporters of President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Last week, The Washington Post reported that U.S. officials had told Sanders that Russia was trying to support his campaign.

At least two independent researchers found inauthentic pro-Sanders content on Facebook within the last several months that they believed may have links to Russian operatives or Trump supporters, according to the Journal.

Facebook reviewed the material presented by the researchers but was not able to substantiate the claims that either Russian actors or Trump supporters were involved in the inauthentic activity, Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone told the Journal.

In October 2019, Facebook said it had removed four networks of accounts, pages and groups on Facebook and Instagram for spreading misinformation related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election as well as other political events around the world.

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