How the bad guys build fake accounts on Facebook
Facebook (FB) is in regulators’ crosshairs because of revelations that Russian operatives used the platform to sow discord among the American electorate and discredit Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during last year’s presidential election. A Russian-run Facebook account called Blacktivist, for instance, attracted 500,000 followers with provocative posts highlighting racial injustice before Facebook discovered the subterfuge and shut it down. Facebook says about $100,000 in ad purchases by Russian entities since 2015 were linked with about 500 fake accounts.
23 Oct 2017 ... I have a new Facebook friend—but it's not a real person. It's a fake. I know, because I purchased the account on the internet for $4, activated it, ...