How a world of fake profiles exploited Facebook to tout Roger Stone and Donald Trump

On July 8, 2020, Facebook took down a network of 54 Facebook accounts, 50 pages, and 4 Instagram accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior. Facebook attributed this network to Roger Stone and his associates. Many of the accounts carried discernible markers of inauthenticity, such as using profile pictures of other individuals that were already in the public domain, either from news reports or pop culture or via providers of stock photos. Pictured are three inauthentic accounts. (Graphika and Facebook/Courtesy)