Facebook says an estimated 10 million people saw at least one of the 3,000 political ads it says were bought by accounts linked to the Russian government. The figure, disclosed by Facebook for the first time on Monday, underscores how effective Russian meddling on social media could be with even a minimal investment. Facebook's decision to give the ads to Congress means the pressure is now on lawmakers to release the ads to the public. Asked about Facebook giving Congress permission to release the ads, Burr said, "If they give us permission then they should release it themselves." Facebook has already handed copies of the ads and information about the relevant accounts over to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is conducting an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Source: CNN October 02, 2017 23:48 UTC