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Putin’s Troll Farm Busted Running Sprawling Network of Facebook Pages

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The Russian operation used Facebook to find and recruit authentic, unwitting people to help hype their propaganda, many of them journalists.

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Facebook booted three troll networks linked to Russian intelligence and the St. Petersburg-based troll farm involved in meddling in the 2016 election.

Nathan Gleicher, Facebook’s head of security, told reporters in a press conference that the three networks mainly focused on audiences and issues outside of the U.S.

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