Facebook, Twitter Can't Find China Election Meddling Trump Cites

Source: Bloomberg News



By Alyza Sebenius

October 24, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT

Cybersecurity firms also don’t detect Chinese interference

Social media giants have detected activity by Russia and Iran

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. haven’t detected Chinese meddling in the 2018 elections, company officials said, casting doubt on claims by President Donald Trump that the Asian nation is trying to interfere.

The social media giants have reported online disinformation campaigns ahead of the Nov. 6 elections that appear to originate from Russia and Iran. But press representatives for both companies, who spoke on condition they not be identified by name, said they haven’t found evidence so far of such activity from China.

Facebook and Twitter are the latest in a string of tech companies that have made findings undercutting Trump’s claim. Last week, top cybersecurity firms -- FireEye Inc., Symantec Corp., and Crowdstrike Inc. -- said that, in working to help safeguard the November elections, they haven’t seen evidence of digital interference by China.

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