Facebook reveals another Russian misinformation campaign
(WorldNews Politics)

By Donie O’Sullivan | CNN People associated with the infamous St. Petersburg troll group that was part of Russia’s attempt to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election are trying to target Americans again, Facebook announced Tuesday after receiving a tip from the FBI. The disrupted operation used fake personas including realistic-looking computer-generated photos of people, a network of Facebook accounts and pages that had only a small amount of engagement and influence at the time it was taken down, and a website that was set up to look and operate like a left-wing news outlet. This is the first publicly available evidence that people connected to the Russian troll group,...