Facebook has cracked down on dozens of fake accounts posing as Black supporters for Trump

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• Facebook took down more than 30 accounts pretending to represent African-American support for President Donald Trump, the company said on Thursday.
• The accounts were pushed out by a foreign pro-Trump troll farm in Romania and used names such as "BlackPeopleVoteForTrump" and "We Love Our President."
• Facebook also removed more than 300 other fake accounts linked to conservative media outlet The Epoch Times, which were peddling pro-Trump conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and anti-racism protests.
• Facebook's said the crackdown on fake accounts comes as they continue to take action against "coordinated inauthentic behavior" during the presidential campaign, according to NBC News.
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Facebook has removed more than 30 accounts posing as African Americans in support of President Donald Trump, the company said on Thursday.

The accounts, that used names such as "BlackPeopleVoteForTrump" and "We Love Our President," were pushed out on Instagram and Facebook by a foreign pro-Trump troll farm in Romania.

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