Facebook has removed hundreds of fake user accounts and pages after an investigation determined they were used to spread misinformation about local politics and events. Facebook identified fake accounts those that fraudulently use the identity of individuals – that spread politically inclined messages to social media users in Iraq and Ukraine. The majority of these fake accounts originated in Iraq or Ukraine; those from Ukraine were linked to a public relations agency. Facebook estimates less than 1.6 million of its users followed one or more of the fake pages from Iraq, while less than 4.2 million followed the phony Ukraine pages.”]
Source: https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/facebook-removes-hundreds-fake-accounts-a-13124