Facebook has removed 265 Israel - funded fake accounts that focused on political news and events in the African countries of Angola , turkey , Nigeria , Senegal , Togo and Tunisia , as well as in Latin America and southeast Asia . Some of the activity was traced to Israeli website Archimedes Group , which has since been banned from the social media network . The fake accounts had spent approximately $ 812,000 on ads since inception , paid for in Brazilian dollars , Israeli dollars and US dollars .
Facebook has removed 265 Israel-based fake accounts that focused on political news and elections in the African nations of Angola, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia, as well as in Latin America and southeast Asia. Some of the activity was traced to Israeli firm Archimedes Group, which has since been banned from the social media network. The fake accounts had spent approximately $812,000 on ads since 2012, paid for in Brazilian reals, Israeli shekel and US dollars.