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Facebook parent company Meta announced it had detected and shut down two separate networks of fake accounts engaged in covert influence operations run from China and Russia.

The Chinese network was small and received barely any attention, but it did include some accounts that posed as Americans on both sides of the political spectrum, according to a Meta report released Tuesday. Meta publicly detailed the takedown as it remains on high alert for foreign interference in the US midterm elections, a Meta spokesperson told CNN.

The sophistication of the effort was demonstrated in its attempts to promote disinformation about the Bucha massacre. Meta noted Tuesday, “the website mimicking The Guardian posted an article that accused Ukraine of staging the murder of civilians during the Russian occupation of Bucha,” according to the report. “The mimicry was not perfect,” Meta noted, “but it showed investment into making the site appear authentic so it could withstand at least some casual scrutiny.

 

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