Facebook terminates two Russian fake news operations

In January 2019, Facebook' announced it had removed multiple pages, groups, and accounts coordinating inauthentic behaviour on Facebook and Instagram that were set up by two unrelated operations originating in Russia. One of these operated 364 pages and accounts was active in the Baltics, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Central and Eastern European countries; the other ran 107 Facebook pages, groups, and accounts, as well as 41 Instagram accounts, and was specific to Ukraine. The company published sample images and postings from the pages in question.

https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/01/removing-cib-from-russia/
Writer: Nathaniel Gleicher
Publication: Facebook news