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Fake news Facebook accounts used coronavirus to attract followers
2020-05-07 09:04

Most of the networks Facebook took down last month were still trying to grow their audience or had a large portion of phony engagement on their pages - engagement that came from the networks' own, fake accounts.

Last month, Facebook pulled down a total of 1,887 misleading accounts, pages and groups which it traced to eight networks.

The biggest network Facebook took down last month was one based in Georgia that's linked to a media firm called Espersona.

The platform removed 511 pages, 101 Facebook accounts, 122 groups, and 56 Instagram accounts linked to the network, which focused on domestic activity.

Facebook also removed a smaller network based in Georgia: one that consisted of 23 Facebook accounts, 80 pages, 41 groups, and 9 Instagram accounts.


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