Facebook Removed 652 Fake Accounts And Pages Attempting To Influence U.S. Elections

Facebook has taken down 652 fake accounts and pages ahead of U.S. midterm elections, the company announced in a blog post late Tuesday. According to Facebook, some of the removed accounts were part of ”coordinated inauthentic behavior” originating in Iran and Russia. These are the latest in a growing number of accounts Facebook has identified as using the social network as a political weapon. Last month, the company detected and removed 32 pages, also for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” though in that earlier case, none of the pages were explicitly tied to Russia or Iran.