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We removed 5 Pages, 20 Facebook accounts, and 6 Groups for coordinated
inauthentic behavior as part of a small domestic-focused network in the United
States.
The people behind this activity used fake accounts — some of which had already been detected and
disabled by our automated systems — to create fictitious personas, like and comment on their own
content making it appear more popular than it is, manage Pages and Groups, and evade detection
and enforcement. They frequently posted about news and topics including the upcoming presidential
election and candidates, the current US administration, anti-Semitic and anti-Asian conspiracies, and
COVID-19. While it did not appear to be the focus of this campaign, some of the individuals behind
this effort attempted to monetize their clickbait content by selling t-shirts and other merchandise.
We found this activity as part of our proactive investigations into suspected coordinated inauthentic
behavior in the US ahead of the 2020 election. Although the people behind this operation attempted
to conceal their identities and coordination, our investigation found links to individuals associated
with QAnon, a network known to spread fringe conspiracy theories. We continue to monitor and will
take additional action if we see other violations of our Community Standards.
● Presence on Facebook: 5 Pages, 20 accounts, and 6 Groups
● Followers: About 133,000 accounts followed one or more of these Pages and about 30,000
accounts joined one of more of these Groups
● Advertising: Less than $1 in spending for ads on Facebook paid for in US dollars.