Facebook has identified a new campaign of influence before the legislative elections in the United States.

Facebook said Tuesday that it has identified a new coordinated campaign of political influence to confuse users and hold rallies before the November legislative elections in the United States, so he eliminated dozens of fake accounts from his site.

A Russian propaganda arm tried to manipulate the 2016 US elections by publishing and buying advertisements on Facebook, according to the Washington-based company and intelligence agencies. . Moscow has denied the allegations.

Facebook said Tuesday it removed 32 pages and Facebook and Instagram accounts as part of an effort to combat foreign interference in the US elections.

The company indicated that she was still in first position. stages of his investigation and he still does not know who could be behind the campaign of influence for the 2018 elections that will determine whether Republicans retain control of Congress or not.

Sheryl Sandberg, director of operations, told reporters by telephone that attempt to manipulate public opinion would likely become more sophisticated to escape Facebook's control, and described the situation as an "arms race."

"This kind of behavior is not allowed on Facebook because we do not want people or organizations that create account networks to deceive others about who they are or what they do." The company said in a blog.

More than 290,000 accounts followed at least one page and spent about $ 11,000 on about 150 ads, said Facebook. The pages created around 30 events since May 2017.

The company had previously said that 126 million Americans were able to see Russian-backed political content on Facebook over a two-year period, and that 16 million may have been exposed to Russian information on Instagram.