Investigation uncovered networks reaching 1.7m people that were spreading fake newsFacebook has taken down several networks that were spreading far-right content to nearly 1.7 million people in Spain,days before national elections that are expected to see a surge in support for the far-right Vox party.
The networks were uncovered in an investigation by the campaign group Avaaz, and taken down only after it presented Facebook with its findings.
Spain will fade to the polls for the third time in under four years on 28 April after the country’s socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election.
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Source: theguardian.com