Facebook says it has taken down domestic influence operations connected to 2 controversial right-wing figures: Roger Stone, a former adviser to President Trump and convicted felon, and Brazilian President Bolsonaro.
The Brazilian operation was aligned with Bolsanaro's Social Liberal Party and created “fictitious personas posing as reporters,” posting content from fictional news outlets. It was operated in part by employees who worked for Bolsonaro and two of his sons, Eduardo and Flavio, who are members of Brazil's legislature, Facebook said.
Though the Stone-associated network was primarily active in 2016 and 2017, it still had a significant presence, with more than 100 Facebook accounts and pages and 260,000 followers.
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