Newly released Facebook ads show Russian trolls targeted Mexican-Americans after Trump election - News Summed Up

Newly released Facebook ads show Russian trolls targeted Mexican-Americans after Trump election


The release includes more than 3,000 Facebook and Instagram ads purchased by the troll group, known as the Internet Research Agency, between 2015 and 2017. The Russian group spent almost 60,000 Rubles, approximately $1,000, promoting the ad. One ad run in the summer of 2016 read, "Donald Trump is afraid that the 2016 general election will be 'rigged' against him. However, more than 120 million Americans may have been exposed to regular Facebook and Instagram organic posts that were not ads were published by the troll group. The House Intelligence Committee said the troll group posted 80,000 pieces of organic content.


Source: CNN May 10, 2018 14:03 UTC



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