House Intelligence Democrats release 3,300 Russian-linked Facebook ads

By Kelly Cohen

Published May 10, 2018 3:46pm ET

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House Intelligence Democrats release 3,300 Russian-linked Facebook ads — Some of the Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues, released by members of the U.S. House Intelligence committee, are photographed in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. The ads, dozens of which were disclosed for the first time, were released as representatives of leading social media companies faced criticism on Capitol Hill about why they hadn't done more to combat Russian interference on their sites and prevent foreign agents from meddling in last year's election. | (Jon Elswick/AP)

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released more than 3,300 ads purchased on Facebook by Russian propagandists, illustrating the country’s attempts to sow discord during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

The ads were purchased by the Internet Research Agency, a pro-Russian group that was recently indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller for actions before the election.

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