We also removed 6 Facebook accounts and 5 Instagram accounts that were
involved in foreign interference as part of a small network originating in Iran that
primarily focused on the US.
The individuals behind this activity used fake accounts — some of which had been
previously detected and disabled by our automated systems — to post in Groups and
comment on content. Some of them attempted to contact public figures. They
shared posts about political news and geopolitics including topics like the US
elections, Christianity, US-Iran relations, US immigration policy, criticism of US
policies in the Middle East and public figures as well as video interviews with
academics, public figures and columnists on issues related to Iran and US elections.
• Presence on Facebook and Instagram: 6 Facebook accounts and 5 accounts on
Instagram.
• Followers: About 60 people followed one or more of these Instagram accounts.
We found this activity as part of our internal investigations into Iran-linked suspected
coordinated inauthentic behavior, which exhibited some links to the network we had
removed in January 2019.
Below is a sample of the content posted by some of these Pages: