Facebook: 126 million Americans may have seen Russia-linked political posts

(Reuters) — Facebook Inc said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year period in an effort to sway U.S. politics and that about 126 million Americans may have seen the posts during that time.
Facebook’s latest data on the Russia-linked posts – possibly reaching around half of the U.S. population of voting age – far exceeds the company’s previous disclosures. It was included in written testimony provide