09 We also removed ​12 Facebook accounts, 6 Pages and 11 Instagram accounts ​for government interference​ which is​ ​coordinated inauthentic behavior​ on behalf of a government entity. This small network originated in Iran and focused primarily on the US and Israel. We began this investigation based on information from the FBI about this network’s off-platform​ ​activity​. As a result, last week, we removed a single fake account created in October 2020 that attempted to seed false claims and unsubstantiated election-related threats as part of an influence operation carried out primarily via email. Our teams continued to investigate and found additional dormant accounts and Pages that had been largely inactive since May 2019 and focused primarily on Israel. This operation used fake accounts — some of which had been already detected and removed by our automated system. Some of these accounts tried to contact others, including an Afghanistan-focused media outlet, to spread their information. They focused on Saudi Arabia’s activities in the Middle East and claims about an alleged massacre at Eurovision, an international song contest, hosted by Israel in 2019. Although the people behind this activity attempted to conceal their identity and coordination, our investigation found limited links to the CIB network we removed in​ ​April 2020​ and connections to individuals associated with the Iranian government. ● Presence on Facebook and Instagram: 1 ​ 2 Facebook accounts, 6 Pages and 11 Instagram accounts. ● Followers: A ​ bout 120 accounts followed one or more of these Pages and about 700 people followed one of more of these Instagram accounts. OCTOBER 2020 COORDINATED INAUTHENTIC BEHAVIOR REPORT