Facebook has removed a disinformation network it says was linked to “Roger Stone and his associates”.
Mr Stone was a long-time political strategist and is an ally of US President Donald Trump. He was convicted of lying to Congress in 2019.
He has denied involvement with the misinformation network.
Facebook also said it had identified a network of fake accounts run by employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s government.
The social network released details of four misinformation campaigns ahead of the July edition of its monthly report on co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour.
“Campaigns like these raise a particularly complex challenge by blurring the line between healthy public debate and manipulation ... Read even more
