Facebook identifies and shuts down Iranian, Russian foreign-influence campaigns

Facebook discovered four separate misinformation networks—three tied to Iran and one to Russia—that the social network said it shut down as part of an ongoing effort to counter “foreign influence campaigns.”Facebook said that the “coordinated inauthentic behavior” took aim at the U.S., North Africa and Latin America and included “proactive work ahead of the U.S. elections.” The company said it shared the findings with “law enforcement and ind