In a massive crackdown on purported fake news and anti-US propaganda, Facebook on Tuesday said it has pulled down 32 pages which attempted to influence the political mood in the United States. The terminated pages, the social media giant suspects, are linked to the Russian trolls and handlers who allegedly meddled in the US presidential elections 2016 Among the pages pulled down by the Facebook include 'No Unite The Right 2, which was promoting a rally in Washington to counter the 'Unite The Right' rally organised by nationalist groups to mark the first anniversary of the Charlottesville protests.
In its investigation, Facebook found the 'No Unite The Right 2' was promoting a fake rally for which neither permission had been taken, nor any genuine activist had pitched for participation. On the social media, however, the page managed to seek confirmation from 2,600 participants and evoke interest among 6,000 others.
Among other major pages taken down by Facebook, include 'Resisters which has been boosting the anti-Trump sentiment among the US populace. The posts shared by the page warned the American citizens against what it described as the 'Fascist movement of the US president. In the probe conducted by Facebook, it found the 'Resisters' was promoting as many as 30 fake events in the US, which were intended to fuel agony against the incumbent President.
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