Russia-linked Facebook ads reportedly targeted tight battleground states

As the drip, drip, drip of the Facebook-Russia scandal that rocked the 2016 presidential election continues, another damning revelation has emerged: some of the ads were targeted at residents in key battleground states. 

Two states in particular, Michigan and Wisconsin, where the race was won by 10,704 votes and 22,748 votes, respectively, were mentioned in a CNN report breaking the news. Both played a big role in President Donald Trump cinching the Electoral College vote, despite losing the popular vote by 3 million.

Some of the ads, which are now being reviewed by Congress after Facebook handed them over, targeted in Wisconsin and Michigan promoted anti-Muslim messages, according to CNN’s unnamed sources. The outlet pins its overall report on “four sources with direct knowledge of the situation.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Russia-linked Facebook ads reportedly targeted tight battleground states