The social media platform said Stone and his associates, including a prominent supporter of the right-wing Proud Boys group in Stone’s home state of Florida, had used fake accounts and followers to promote Stone’s books and posts
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Facebook Inc on Wednesday removed 50 personal and professional pages connected to U.S. President Donald Trump’s long-time adviser Roger Stone, who is due to report to prison next week.
“It doesn’t matter what they’re saying, and it doesn’t matter who they are,” Gleicher told Reuters before the announcement. “We expect we’re going to see more political actors cross this line and use co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour to try to influence public debate.” Stone was convicted last year for witness tampering and lying to Congress as it investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election. Stone did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment.In search warrant documents released this April, the FBI said a Stone assistant told interviewers in 2018 “that he purchased a couple hundred fake Facebook accounts as part of this work.”
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