Russia's 3,000 Facebook Ads Did Not Reach The Impact On The Election That President Trump's Adversaries Are Claiming

Byron York, Washington Examiner: 10 reasons to stay calm about those Russia Facebook ads

The latest excitement in the Trump-Russia investigation is a set of Facebook ads linked to Russia, about 3,000 in all, that some of the president's adversaries hope will prove the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election.

"A number of Russian-liked Facebook ads specifically targeted Michigan and Wisconsin, two states crucial to Donald Trump's victory last November," CNN reported on Wednesday, attributing the information to four sources "with direct knowledge of the situation."

"Some of the Russian ads appeared highly sophisticated in their targeting of key demographic groups in areas of the states that turned out to be pivotal," CNN continued, attributing that information to two of the sources.

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WNU Editor: If Byron York is correct .... another bunch of Russia-Trump bombshells from the media have just turned into duds. Am I surprised .... no .... I did the numbers two days ago and they did not add up to what President Trump's adversaries were saying .... Facebook And Twitter Under Fire Over Claims That They Are Impeding The Russian Probe (October 15, 2017). This story also explains to me why many are not happy with Facebook .... Facebook is posting data that do not help the media and political narrative that President Trump's team colluded with the Russians to shift the election.