By Staff Writer

Facebook has admitted that “malicious actors” had created “fake personas” to spread fake news across its social network last year.

The admission came in a report by the technology firm’s security team, which said its data “does not contradict” the US director of National Intelligence’s conclusion that Russia interfered with the US election. Facebook’s own investigation explored how foreign states are using the social network to try and sway public opinion in other countries.

Consequently, it revealed that political debate on Facebook had been tainted by “information operations” and hinted at the impact of a suspected Russian-backed cyberattack that culminated in the Read full story ›

Source: The Drum