'Insignificant overlap' between ads promoted by Russia, Trump: Facebook

The remarks go beyond what the company told Congress during public hearings on November 1 as part of probes into Russian election meddling

Facebook told a Senate panel that it has detected “only what appears to be insignificant overlap” between the targeting of ads and content promoted by a pro-Kremlin Russia group and by the presidential campaign of Donald Trump.
 
The social-media company said it “does not believe it is in a position to substantiate or disprove allegations of possible collusion” between Russia and the Trump campaign, as part of a written response to questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee released Thursday evening by the panel. Facebook didn’t go into further detail, saying it was willing to schedule a meeting with Senate