Rival disinformation campaigns targeted African users, Facebook says

Company said it removed almost 500 accounts and pages tied to France and Russia for coordinated inauthentic behavior'

Rival French and Russian disinformation campaigns have sought to deceive and influence internet users in the Central African Republic ahead of an election later this month, Facebook said on Tuesday.

Facebook said it was the first time it had seen foreign influence operations directly engage on its platforms, with fake accounts denouncing each other as fake news".