Facebook says an operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 to buy advertisements promoting political and social issues in the United States. The company said about 3,000 ads were bought by people operating nearly 500 fake Facebook accounts. The ads ran between June 2015 and May 2017, within the period of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. In a blog post, Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos said most of the ads did not specifically name the U.S. election or any candidates. Rather, they appeared aimed at amplifying divisive social and political messages on a range of major issues. These included LGBT rights, race relations and gun control.
Title: Facebook: Sources Likely in Russia Bought Ads During US Campaign
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2090/facebook_ads.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Facebook: Sources Likely in Russia Bought Ads During US Campaign' data-article-id='2608'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='18292'>Facebook says an operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 to buy advertisements promoting political and social issues in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='18292' data-end-time='31208'>The company said about 3,000 ads were bought by people operating nearly 500 fake Facebook accounts.</span> <span data-start-time='31208' data-end-time='45063'>The ads ran between June 2015 and May 2017, within the period of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.</span> <span data-start-time='45063' data-end-time='61583'>In a blog post, Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos said most of the ads did not specifically name the U.S. election or any candidates.</span> <span data-start-time='61583' data-end-time='73833'>Rather, they appeared aimed at amplifying divisive social and political messages on a range of major issues.</span> <span data-start-time='73833' data-end-time='81750'>These included LGBT rights, race relations and gun control.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2090/gun_control.m4a'><span>gun control</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2090/race_relations.m4a'><span>race relations</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9330 data-hint-location='18292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2090/the_ads_were_bought_by_people_operating__blank__accounts_.m4a'>The ads were bought by people operating <span class='blank'>fake</span> accounts. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='fake'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2090/real.m4a'><span>real</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2090/old.m4a'><span>old</span></div><div class='choice' 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