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Facebook removes French, Russian accounts active in Africa

by David KlepperAngela Charlton
| December 17, 2020 9:09 AM

PARIS (AP) — Individuals linked to Russia and the French military used fake Facebook and Instagram accounts to wage a covert disinformation campaign in the Central African Republic ahead of elections there this month, Facebook announced this week.

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