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In Romania there is a public figure that discovered quite a few pro putin, and obvious mis information bots. They share obvious fake news and have been reported over and over again. Their accounts are still up and running. Facebook acts only when there is media outcry and when it happens in obvious cases. Only government action seems to be able to get us rid of this cancer.

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Not sure if i should post the troll’s account link or name here just in case they are a real person. However, Newsweek editor in chief (former Adevarul), Ramona Ursu (suppose i can share her name since she is a public figure and not the alleged offender) made a post on the 17th of march on her facebook profile with details. Notice the high number of people saying the profile of the would be troll has been reported. On the trolls page, filled mainly with pictures of putin, you will see loads of anti western, anti vax content. Profiles of people posting replies to the trolls posts follow a remarkably similar pattern. The issue is that a simple translation from romanian to english may not reveal the subtlety of their propaganda.

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