Facebook says Russians bought $100k in ads to influence US election [Update]

Representatives from Facebook today informed congress that it inadvertently sold advertising space to Russian operatives seeking to influence the 2016 US presidential election. The social network, after investigation, was able trace $100,000 to a “troll farm” in Russia. Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos released an official statement detailing the investigation process: In reviewing the ads buys, we have found approximately $100,000 in ad spending from June of 2015 to May